Merava Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Merava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 214 | 1:3,584,418 | 101,069 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Meravá (91) are calculated separately.
Merava (203) may also be a first name.
Merava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merava (Hindi: मेरवा, Marathi: मेरवा) occurs most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Meravá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 985,740th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname Merava is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Merava live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Merava is also the 635,584th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 203 people.
The last name Merava is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 3,584,418. In India Merava is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 81 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found and Goa, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merava in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरवा | merava | - |
| Merava in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरवा | merava | 66.67 |
| मेरावा | merava | 33.33 |
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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 Merava
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