Merawe Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Merawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Merawe (44) may also be a first name.
Merawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merawe has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merawe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Merawe are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Merawe is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 44 people.
The last name Merawe is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Chimbu, where 91 percent reside and National Capital District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 24 percent reside.
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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 Merawe
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