Merere Surname
Approximately 1,426 people bear this surname
Merere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,340 | 1:39,509 | 4,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Mérère (1) are calculated separately.
Merere (30) may also be a first name.
Merere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merere occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mérère. Click here for further possible spellings of Merere.
How Common Is The Last Name Merere? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merere is the 272,809th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,110,481 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Merere live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Merere is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name globally, held by 30 people.
The surname Merere is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,340 people, or 1 in 39,509. In Tanzania Merere is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 42 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Merere
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