Merauke Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Merauke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merauke (26) may also be a first name.
Merauke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merauke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merauke is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merauke? popularity and diffusion
Merauke is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Merauke are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 79 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 7,347,177. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 44 percent are found and Papua, where 17 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Merauke occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Merauke
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