Merapi Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Merapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
India101:76,706,538639,611
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Merapi (56) may also be a first name.

Merapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merapi has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merapi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merapi is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Merapi reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merapi is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 56 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 3,778,548. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: South Sumatra, where 43 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 11 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Yemen, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mesrapi928/
Mesrapih8616/
Marapi83522/
Morapi83112/
Meropi8323/
Mirapi8315/
Merapa8314/
Merepi836/
Merape836/
Marapai7711/
Mehrapa779/
Marrapi777/
Marahpi776/
Mesropi774/
Merapay773/
Mierapa773/
Merappa771/
Meropio771/
Mereipi771/
Marapoi771/
Marappi771/
Marhapi771/
Mirzapi771/
Mergoupi7125/
Marrapoi712/
Miraphai711/
Miratpai711/
Mharapie711/
Marape674,597/
Mirapa67619/
Morape67161/
Maropi6728/
Merepe6724/
Moropi6721/
Marepi6719/
Merope6718/
Mirape6714/
Morepi672/
Mesropich672/
Marapé671/
Meropa671/
Marapy671/

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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
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  • 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 Merapi
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