Meranti Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Meranti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meranti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Meranti (222) may also be a first name.

Meranti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meranti (Arabic: ميرانتي, Hindi: मेरन्ती) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meranti.

How Common Is The Last Name Meranti? popularity and diffusion

Meranti is the 1,218,745th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Meranti are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Meranti is also the 605,116th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 222 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 944,637. In Indonesia Meranti is primarily found in: North Kalimantan, where 29 percent live, Central Kalimantan, where 24 percent live and Riau Islands, where 14 percent live. Barring Indonesia Meranti exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Meranti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meranti are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Meranti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meranti in the Hindi language
मेरन्तीmeranti-
Meranti in the Arabic language
ميرانتيmyranty-
ميرانتىmyranty-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meranti
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