Mereru Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Mereru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 606 | 1:76,204 | 7,124 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mereru (99) may also be a first name.
Mereru Demographics
Mereru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mereru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mereru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mereru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mereru? popularity and diffusion
Mereru is the 531,574th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. The last name Mereru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mereru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mereru is also the 951,070th most numerous first name in the world, held by 99 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 606 people, or 1 in 76,204. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 56 percent live, Kajiado County, where 41 percent live and Bomet County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Mereru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mereru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meraru | 83 | 124 | / |
| Mareru | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mireru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moreru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meriru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Morerau | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maraeru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Myreiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Marieru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maireru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mareiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirerau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meeraru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moraru | 67 | 41,130 | / |
| Mararu | 67 | 326 | / |
| Mejrhirou | 67 | 136 | / |
| Mariru | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mororu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mejrirrou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Miriru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maroru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Miraru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moriru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejrhirrou | 63 | 136 | / |
| Maitreerux | 63 | 2 | / |
| Morarou | 62 | 30 | / |
| Muiriru | 62 | 9 | / |
| Morarui | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mirirou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marireu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mariruy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mororui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morarau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mairarou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moreirão | 57 | 1 | / |
| Majrhirou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mujrehroo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mahararou | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mereru
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