Merhawi Surname
Approximately 1,629 people bear this surname
Merhawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merhawi (25,226) may also be a first name.
Merhawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merhawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merhawi is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merhawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merhawi is the 244,515th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,473,632 people. The last name Merhawi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Merhawi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Merhawi is also the 31,779th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 25,226 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Italy, where 0 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 Merhawi
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