Merefa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Merefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merefa Last Name Facts

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

Merefa (Russian: Мерефа) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merefa is the 5,587,209th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Merefa is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Merefa live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,552,270. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Poltava Oblast, where 90 percent live and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 10 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marefa83108/
Morefa8373/
Merifa8312/
Merofa836/
Merefe832/
Merefi831/
Merafa831/
Moreifa777/
Meredfi776/
Maerifa772/
Maarefa771/
Mahrefa771/
Mehrofa771/
Mearefi771/
Metrefi771/
Merefhe771/
Merefei771/
Mareafa771/
Mareefa771/
Merefiy771/
Mareffa771/
Maerifah716/
Mahreefa711/
Mariefay711/
Merhefer710/
Merefest710/
Marafa6719,448/
Marofa672,117/
Marifa67602/
Morofa67416/
Morafa67240/
Marefo6730/
Merife6722/
Merifi6716/
Morefo677/
Morifa676/
Mirafa673/
Mirofa671/

Merefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merefa in the Russian language
Мерефаmerefa-

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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 Merefa
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