Mereia Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mereia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Mereia (659) may also be a first name.
Mereia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mereia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mereia is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mereia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Mereia occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Mereia are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 323,427th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 659 people.
The last name Mereia is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Mereia is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 50 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Mereia
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