Meremo Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Meremo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meremo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3851:119,94810,045
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Meremo (408) may also be a first name.

Meremo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meremo (Hindi: मेरेमो) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meremo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 642,991st most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meremo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 426,776th most common first name globally. It is borne by 408 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 119,948. In Kenya Meremo is most frequent in: Migori County, where 96 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Meremo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Meremo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meremou923/
Meremot921/
Mereamo921/
Meriemo920/
Meremots862/
Merema8324,095/
Maremo83116/
Merimo8380/
Meramo8376/
Moremo8370/
Miremo8311/
Myremo836/
Meromo832/
Merymo831/
Meriema771,932/
Meyrema771,451/
Maeramo7782/
Meremma7756/
Meerema7753/
Meremaa7737/
Meirema7724/
Meremah7712/
Moremoh774/
Moroemo771/
Mariemo771/
Moreamo771/
Meramoh771/
Mareamo771/
Meresma771/
Mereama771/
Meremad771/
Meremau771/
Merrema770/
Meresmaa7144/
Merremma717/
Mereamma711/
Meriemma711/
Meretmaa711/
Meeramou711/
Mareamou711/
Meretmadowa711/
Merremas710/
Merima6722,316/
Marema676,762/
Marimo676,548/
Morema674,551/
Maromo672,181/
Mirimo671,327/
Merama67936/
Maramo67353/
Meroma6777/
Mirema6723/
Miramo6722/
Miromo677/
Meryma675/
Merrymood673/
Méramo671/

Meremo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meremo in the Hindi language
मेरेमोmeremo-

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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 Meremo
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