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

The last name Merau occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,828,462^nd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Merau live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 36 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 153,844. In Papua New Guinea Merau is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 32 percent reside, West Sepik, where 32 percent reside and West New Britain, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Merau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.