Mereye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mereye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mereye (13) may also be a first name.
Mereye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mereye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mereye is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mereye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mereye is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mereye are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mereye is also the 3,159,357th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Mereye is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Without taking into account Ethiopia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 33 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 Mereye
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