Mereso Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mereso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mereso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3341:138,26311,247
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mereso (176) may also be a first name.

Mereso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mereso has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mereso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 708,658th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Mereso occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mereso are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 687,834th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 176 people.

The last name Mereso is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 138,263. In Kenya Mereso is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 66 percent are found, Narok County, where 30 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Mereso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meresso9290/
Meresho9218/
Meresco927/
Merresho861/
Meressoo861/
Meresa8316,190/
Merejo831,734/
Moreso83628/
Mareso8377/
Meroso8337/
Meriso8321/
Mereco835/
Meraso834/
Meressa776,779/
Meresha775,315/
Merisio771,902/
Meresca77122/
Merisco7791/
Maeresa7759/
Merisho7754/
Maresso7748/
Maresio7729/
Maraeso7720/
Meresat7715/
Merezas7714/
Miresso7713/
Merezio7713/
Meiroso779/
Moresso777/
Moresio776/
Meretsa776/
Merisso775/
Meeroso774/
Merosso773/
Meresad773/
Merisuo773/
Merecho772/
Merecio772/
Meresia772/
Mereijo771/
Mgeresa771/
Mierezo771/
Maireso771/
Merisoo771/
Mereusa771/
Mereesa771/
Mereejo771/
Merraso771/
Miresco771/
Merezou771/
Morreso770/
Moresoh770/
Marreso770/
Merecias71484/
Morescho7120/
Mesresha7116/
Miressou7110/
Meriesha711/
Meriosio711/
Merisooa711/
Meredtsa711/
Moehroso711/
Mereisah711/
Morresso710/
Merico673,754/
Moroso672,207/
Miresa671,949/
Maroso671,333/
Merisa67393/
Mirejo67197/
Miraso67185/
Maresa67158/
Maraso67157/
Merosa67151/
Mariso6799/
Merazo6749/
Meroza6732/
Merasa6728/
Moriso6726/
Mereja6725/
Moraso6724/
Miroso6719/
Mereza6714/
Moresa6712/
Morezo6710/
Merijo675/
Merizo675/
Mereca674/
Merysa674/
Meroža672/
Mairessou671/
Mireco671/
Mirezo671/
Miriso671/
Marezo671/

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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 Mereso
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