Merhu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Merhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merhu is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merhu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merhu is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Merhu reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Gävleborg County, where 33 percent live, Örebro County, where 17 percent live and Södermanland County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Eritrea, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
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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 Merhu
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