Meredew Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Meredew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meredew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025

Meredew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meredew has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meredew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meredew is the 2,136,387th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Meredew are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

Meredew is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England Meredew is mostly concentrated in: Berkshire, where 28 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Beside England Meredew is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 6 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent are found.

Meredew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meredew has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merredew93172/
Meredef86416/
Meridew8674/
Maredew860/
Mereddef80306/
Merridew80114/
Merrydew8029/
Merredef801/
Meradef716/
Meradev712/
Moredev711/
Moradev5736/
Maridev573/
Miradev572/
Miradef571/
Moridev571/
Merodiev539/
Maradeev531/
Miradeiv531/

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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 Meredew
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