Meremi Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Meremi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| Niger | 130 | 1:147,631 | 5,431 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Meremi (237) may also be a first name.
Meremi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meremi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meremi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meremi? popularity and diffusion
Meremi is the 806,178th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meremi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 581,650th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 237 people.
The surname Meremi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 50 percent are found, Borno, where 49 percent are found and Lagos, where 0 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 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 Meremi
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