Merewa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Merewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Merewa (14) may also be a first name.
Merewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merewa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Merewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merewa is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Merewa live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Merewa is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Merewa is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Merewa
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