Meretoja Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Meretoja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meretoja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meretoja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meretoja occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meretoja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meretoja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Meretoja occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Meretoja reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 274,835. In Finland it is most numerous in: Southwest Finland, where 60 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 40 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merioja | 80 | 49 | / |
| Meretaj | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mergeja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meretaji | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maeretea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mereau | 71 | 966 | / |
| Mergea | 71 | 104 | / |
| Merjay | 71 | 20 | / |
| Merjai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Merioa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mergej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mereou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehretead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merieau | 67 | 633 | / |
| Meretei | 67 | 152 | / |
| Mergeay | 67 | 116 | / |
| Merjaya | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mergeai | 67 | 64 | / |
| Merehau | 67 | 43 | / |
| Moretau | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mergeya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Meritoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meritai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moretão | 67 | 5 | / |
| Merotoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merijai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meritay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meritoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meretie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miretou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merioya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meratai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merjaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meresea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mereaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mergeau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Meretoja
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