Merete Surname
Approximately 3,775 people bear this surname
Merete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Philippines | 452 | 1:223,978 | 34,530 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Merete (22,745) may also be a first name.
Merete Demographics
Merete Political Affiliation
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Merete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merete (Arabic: ميرتي) is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merete? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 121,333rd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,930,476 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Merete are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 34,294th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 22,745 people.
It is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent live.
Merete Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Merete last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Merete earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $42,568 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merete in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرتي | myrty | - |
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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 Merete
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