Merara Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Merara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 96 | 1:402,412 | 34,280 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Merara (3,393) may also be a first name.
Merara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merara (Hindi: मेरारा, Oriya: େମରରା) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merara is the 1,701,480th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Merara reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Mahgreb. Merara is also the 122,295th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,393 people.
The last name Merara is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 402,412. In Algeria Merara is mostly concentrated in: Khenchela Province, where 99 percent reside and Boumerdès Province, where 1 percent reside. Barring Algeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merara in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरारा | merara | - |
| Merara in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରରା | emarara | - |
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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 Merara
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