Merewi Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Merewi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
Merewi (23) may also be a first name.
Merewi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merewi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merewi has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merewi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Merewi live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Merewi is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 23 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 127,402. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Hela, where 94 percent reside, National Capital District, where 5 percent reside and Central, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 39 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merhewi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merewai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merawi | 83 | 5,287 | / |
| Merewa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Marewi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Merevi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Merebi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Merowi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Merewe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Merhawi | 77 | 1,629 | / |
| Merhebi | 77 | 731 | / |
| Merawai | 77 | 65 | / |
| Marehwi | 77 | 44 | / |
| Merebai | 77 | 32 | / |
| Moerawi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Merevis | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mherewa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Meirevi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Merowai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mereibe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mareawi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Meravei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Merebhi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Myreawi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mehrawi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mearewa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mmerewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehrebi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merejwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meroevi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merawie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meriewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merewed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmereibe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mierzewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehrawii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merhawie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mitrewai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merevitt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meriwith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Marawi | 67 | 2,290 | / |
| Meribe | 67 | 781 | / |
| Meravi | 67 | 384 | / |
| Merove | 67 | 246 | / |
| Miriwi | 67 | 142 | / |
| Meriva | 67 | 100 | / |
| Marevi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mirawi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mariwi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Marewe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Marowi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mereby | 67 | 30 | / |
| Merave | 67 | 29 | / |
| Metrevich | 67 | 25 | / |
| Merawe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Merebe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Morawi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mirewa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Meerevich | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meriwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meriwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Morevi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Morowi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mirebi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mirevi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meribi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merivi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meereewee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meribé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirewe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merewi
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