Merega Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Merega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Italy611:1,002,56969,817
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
India81:95,883,173728,828
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mérega (4) are calculated separately.

Merega (56) may also be a first name.

Merega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merega (Russian: Мерега) is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mérega. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Merega live; 32 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 56 people.

Merega is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 637,961. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 52 percent live and Buenos Aires Province, where 48 percent live. Aside from Argentina this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 22 percent live.

Merega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Merega are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérega944/
Maerega926/
Mesrega924/
Mereega922/
Meerega921/
Meriega921/
Meirega921/
Mesresga861/
Mereghad861/
Marega8314,397/
Meriga834,394/
Meraga831,279/
Morega83354/
Merege83297/
Meregi83195/
Mirega8312/
Meryga8310/
Meroga836/
Merego831/
Marrega77249/
Mitrega77197/
Mmeregi7780/
Mairega7777/
Meiriga7763/
Mareiga7758/
Merhege7752/
Moriega7730/
Mariega7726/
Mearaga7721/
Merigha7711/
Meregie7710/
Merigah777/
Meregui777/
Maregha776/
Merriga776/
Meragha775/
Maregah775/
Meariga774/
Mhirega774/
Merhegi774/
Maroega773/
Meeriga773/
Meragay773/
Moregha772/
Meeraga772/
Meragai772/
Merigay772/
Meirege772/
Merogha772/
Mereghi772/
Moreiga771/
Mehroga771/
Merigas771/
Mheriga771/
Mereghe771/
Maeroga771/
Maregay771/
Mirrega771/
Mereggi771/
Merraga771/
Moerego771/
Merigai771/
Merigaud71287/
Mehragha7150/
Metreger7116/
Merigaux7113/
Marreaga716/
Marriega712/
Mereguer712/
Mereïgou711/
Merighad711/
Mareigga711/
Meeragha711/
Meregott711/
Mereguez711/
Merog'ha711/
Merrygay711/
Meerogai711/
Meriggai711/
Merrigat710/
Moraga6744,574/
Maroga678,205/
Mariga677,882/
Maraga673,729/
Merigo672,435/
Moriga67927/
Moroga67743/
Merigi67617/
Merige67426/
Miriga67152/
Miroga6791/
Miraga6790/
Merygi6777/
Morego6775/
Marego6773/
Merigault6753/
Merago6724/
Mirego6722/
Miregi6715/
Meiregger6712/
Moregó676/
Merigó675/
Mirege674/
Merogo672/
Merreigou671/
Meregyová671/
Mereighou671/
Marèga671/
Moryga671/

Merega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merega in the Russian language
Мерегаmerega-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merega
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