View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Mere Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mere (Bengali: মেরে, Georgian: მერე, Hindi: मेरे, Marathi: मेरे, Oriya: େମେର, Russian: Мере, Tibetan: མི་རིགས།) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Meré, Mère, Mére, Merè, Méré or Mérè. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mere? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Mere is the 22,853^rd most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 306,805 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Mere reside; 28 percent reside in Southern Africa and 28 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 37,503^rd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 20,209 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,147 people, or 1 in 8,814. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Free State, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Mere Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mere last name grew 488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mere Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mere surname are 32.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86% being registered with the party.

The amount Mere earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,915 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.11% less than the national average, earning R 137,580 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $57,104 CAD per year.