Mergu Surname
Approximately 8,282 people bear this surname
Mergu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,217 | 1:93,351 | 6,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
The alternate forms: Mergü (58) are calculated separately.
Mergu (1,718) may also be a first name.
Mergu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mergu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mergu (Marathi: मेरगु, Oriya: େମଗୁ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Mergü. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mergu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mergu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mergu is the 60,776th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 879,926 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mergu reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 185,222nd most widely held first name globally, held by 1,718 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 8,217 people, or 1 in 93,351. In India Mergu is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 79 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mergu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mergu in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଗୁ | emagu | - |
| Mergu in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरगु | meragu | 75.01 |
| मेरगू | meragu | 22.97 |
| मेगुर् | megur | 0.75 |
| मेरगो | merago | 0.38 |
| मेग | mega | 0.09 |
| मेरुग | meruga | 0.09 |
| मेरमु | meramu | 0.05 |
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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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- 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 Mergu
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