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) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merete.
How Common Is The Last Name Merete? popularity and diffusion
Merete is the 121,333rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,930,476 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Merete reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 34,294th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 22,745 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Beside Ethiopia this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 12 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent reside.
Merete Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Merete surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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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