Merdu Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Merdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Merdu (98) may also be a first name.

Merdu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merdu occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Merdu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merdu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Merdu occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Merdu are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merdu is also the 956,749th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 98 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,099,194. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Bali, where 79 percent live, Aceh, where 14 percent live and Bengkulu, where 3 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merdau9110/
Merdou911/
Merduh911/
Merdoud831,211/
Merdaus8332/
Merdeus8310/
Merduch839/
Merdouh833/
Merdeux833/
Mardu8065/
Mordu8031/
Mredu809/
Mirdu801/
Mehrdust771/
Mehrdoud771/
Mordau7353/
Mirdhu7329/
Marduy7322/
Mardui738/
Mardeu732/
Mardau731/
Morduh731/
Mardhu731/
Mehrdousz7133/
Mehrdoush7110/
Mehrdoust715/
Mirdaud6767/
Mirdoud675/
Mardouh673/
Mehrdousht671/
Mirdhou671/
Mirdoush621/
Mirdaush621/
Mirdoo551/

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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 Merdu
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