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
The surname Merawe is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Merawe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merawe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Merawe live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 44 people.
The surname Merawe is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 91 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 24 percent live.
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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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