Meretu Surname
Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname
Meretu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Meretu (3,815) may also be a first name.
Meretu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meretu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meretu is found most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meretu.
How Common Is The Last Name Meretu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 228,343rd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,105,660 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meretu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 113,801st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,815 people.
It is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Aside from Ethiopia Meretu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehretu | 92 | 78 | / |
| Mereatu | 92 | 57 | / |
| Meretus | 92 | 5 | / |
| Merretu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meretush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maretu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Meratu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Miretu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Meritu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Merettush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mihretu | 77 | 8,073 | / |
| Mergitu | 77 | 1,450 | / |
| Meritus | 77 | 448 | / |
| Moretau | 77 | 38 | / |
| Mehratu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Meristu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Marietu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Marettu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mhiretu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mehritu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Marethu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Myretus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muiretu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mareitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marhetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maaretu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mareetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meritud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miretou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maretheu | 71 | 243 | / |
| Metritou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merathuj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meriteus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maarethu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merrahtu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meristus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merituth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meratheu | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merrithu | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maritu | 67 | 13,066 | / |
| Marotu | 67 | 962 | / |
| Maratu | 67 | 265 | / |
| Moritu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Moratu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Miratu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Morotu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Miritu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merritheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meritheus | 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
- 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 Meretu
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