Merethe Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Merethe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Merethe (4,615) may also be a first name.
Merethe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merethe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merethe is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merethe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Merethe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Merethe are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 101,004th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 4,615 people.
The surname Merethe is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,028,457. In Norway Merethe is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 60 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 40 percent live. Besides Norway this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Merethe
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