Merawa Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Merawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Merawa (19) may also be a first name.

Merawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Merawa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Merawa live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon Merawa is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 65 percent reside, North Region, where 26 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merawai9265/
Merawah923/
Mierawa922/
Meerawa922/
Mehrawa921/
Mierzawa862/
Merawais861/
Merawi835,287/
Marawa831,397/
Morawa831,174/
Meraba83669/
Merava83261/
Merowa83146/
Merawe8325/
Mirawa8321/
Merewa8313/
Merawo833/
Maerauwai8012/
Merhawi771,629/
Meravat77741/
Mergawy77398/
Marahwa77252/
Meravad77202/
Merabai77150/
Mairawa77146/
Meiraba77131/
Marhawa7774/
Merhaba7760/
Marawai7752/
Merhava7744/
Marawah7719/
Mherewa7715/
Moraway7714/
Marauwa7712/
Mirawai7711/
Merowai7711/
Mergawi779/
Mirawah779/
Mearava777/
Meraabi777/
Maraiwa777/
Mierava776/
Meraeva775/
Merewah775/
Merabaa774/
Maerava774/
Merrawe773/
Mehrawi773/
Marawha772/
Mearewa772/
Merouwa772/
Meerowa772/
Mehraba772/
Meerava771/
Marawaj771/
Mareawa771/
Mirahwa771/
Merewai771/
Merhawe771/
Mereuwa771/
Marawwa771/
Marawau771/
Maraway771/
Maraewa771/
Moraywa771/
Mmerowa771/
Mehrava771/
Meraavi771/
'Meraba771/
Merawhe771/
Merawie771/
Meerabai71371/
Merabhai71224/
Meeravat7134/
Marhahwa7121/
Marawaha7120/
Maraiwai719/
Mmereuwa718/
Mearavat714/
Marraway713/
Mmarauwa713/
Meraavat712/
Mehrabai712/
Maarawah711/
Meerabay711/
Mirashwa711/
Merhaeva711/
Mairaawa711/
Moraiwai711/
Mirzaway711/
Meravadh711/
Merhawie711/
Mehrawii711/
Meerowas711/
Mirzawah711/
Mergawey711/
Marowa676,804/
Miraba672,873/
Marava671,806/
Morava671,223/
Morowa67968/
Marewa67815/
Morawo67660/
Meravi67384/
Morewa67312/
Merabi67272/
Merova67267/
Merabe67231/
Mirava67186/
Marawo6791/
Meravá6791/
Meravý6774/
Mirawi6755/
Mirawo6752/
Meravy6749/
Merabo6730/
Merave6729/
Mereva6723/
Mirawe6717/
Mirewa679/
Meerabhai678/
Meeraabay676/
Meerabhay673/
Merowi673/
Meroba673/
Merewo672/
Maharahwa671/
Maharawah671/
Mearavath671/
Meravaith671/
Maheirawe671/
Mehrawish671/
Mehrzavah671/
Metrawich671/
Meerawees671/

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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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  • 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 Merawa
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