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Where Does The Last Name Meranti Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meranti (Arabic: ميرانتي, Hindi: मेरन्ती) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meranti.

How Common Is The Last Name Meranti? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Meranti is the 1,218,745^th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Meranti live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Meranti is also the 605,116^th most frequent first name in the world, held by 222 people.

The surname Meranti is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 944,637. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Kalimantan, where 29 percent reside, Central Kalimantan, where 24 percent reside and Riau Islands, where 14 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Meranti Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Meranti are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Meranti earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning $40,652 USD per year.