Meretian Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Meretian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meretian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meretian Last Name Facts

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

Meretian occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meretian? popularity and diffusion

Meretian is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Meretian is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meretian are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Meretian is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent live and Edo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meratian8841/
Meritian882/
Meritiang8219/
Marethian8210/
Meristian821/
Mehratian821/
Marotian751/
Maritian751/
Mahratian712/
Meristiam711/
Moratthian67303/
Maratyan633/
Marityan632/
Morotyan632/
Maratjan631/

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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 Meretian
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