Merhoye Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Merhoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merhoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Merhoye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merhoye Come From? nationality or country of origin

Merhoye is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merhoye.

How Common Is The Last Name Merhoye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Merhoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Merhoye reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 94 percent are found, Gauteng, where 3 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Merhoye Last Name Statistics demography

Merhoye earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.54% more than the national average, earning R 364,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meroye924/
Merhoy921/
Mesroye862/
Mehroye861/
Meroy83538/
Meroe83158/
Merye832/
Merhej7711,009/
Meroyi77593/
Maroye77251/
Meriye77225/
Moroye7765/
Merhey7734/
Meraye7728/
Meroya7715/
Meroue7714/
Merhay774/
Merrye773/
Merhie773/
Mereye773/
Merroe772/
Meroje772/
Merahy772/
Miroye771/
Merhoi771/
Meryeh771/
Merhou771/
Merhee771/
Marhoy771/
Merroy770/
Mehrhooyi751/
Mehrkhoie751/
Merchie71316/
Merheij71253/
Merhout71156/
Merchea71117/
Morhaye7159/
Merheje7152/
Mergaye7120/
Mereyes7120/
Marroye7115/
Morahye7114/
Merzhei7113/
Merchey7110/
Merehee719/
Meriyes718/
Mesraye718/
Metroie718/
Merzhey716/
Mergahy713/
Merioya711/
Metraye711/
Mehroya711/
Merryei711/
Merhawe711/
Merhayu711/
Meriyet711/
Meroiie711/
Merhije711/
Mesreye711/
Mehrhei711/
Merchei711/
Mergoyo711/
Merheih711/
Mesrooy711/
Mesrhou711/
Mehrjoy711/
Marhoya711/
Marhaye711/
Marhiye711/
Mergeye711/
Merhouh711/
Merkhay710/
Merrowe710/
Merchee710/
Mereu6713,059/
Meray672,093/
Moroy671,361/
Merey671,257/
Merie67959/
Meroi67865/
Merei67846/
Maroy67723/
Miroy67379/
Merou67368/
Merea67344/
Marrhaye67240/
Meree67156/
Merue6784/
Morrhaye6782/
Merae6778/
Meroa6733/
Merej6716/
Merchoud6716/
Meroj6714/
Mehrjouy6712/
Marhoyah6711/
Mehriyeh678/
Meerhout676/
Mirye675/
Merkhaie672/
Merzayee672/
Merahaya671/
Merchead671/
Mergojee671/
Merão671/
Meerchie671/
Mehrouie671/
Merkhaey671/
Mehrkhou671/
Mehrayee671/
Myroy671/
Merãe671/
Mieroyii671/
Mirchaye671/
Meraouhe671/
Merhawie671/
Meurrahy671/
Merryjoy670/
Merrchea670/
Merchous670/

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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 Merhoye
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