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 last name Merava (Hindi: मेरवा, Marathi: मेरवा) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Meravá. Click here for further potential spellings of Merava.
How Common Is The Last Name Merava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 985,740th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Merava are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 635,584th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 203 people.
The surname Merava is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 3,584,418. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 81 percent live, Maharashtra, where 13 percent live and Goa, where 4 percent live. Apart from India it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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 Merava
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