Meriamu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Meriamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Meriamu (359) may also be a first name.
Meriamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meriamu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Meriamu is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Meriamu are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 459,598th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 359 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 60 percent are found, Benue, where 20 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 20 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriamou | 93 | 5 | / |
| Mariamu | 86 | 11,210 | / |
| Miriamu | 86 | 628 | / |
| Myriamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moriamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mariamau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marihamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mirriamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mayriamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mirihamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miriamou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marriamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mariammu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meeryamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mairiamou | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mayriamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maariamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maryamu | 71 | 757 | / |
| Miryamu | 71 | 86 | / |
| Mirajhamu | 63 | 56 | / |
| Mairyamou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mirajhammu | 59 | 13 | / |
| Mirajhamud | 59 | 3 | / |
| Mirajhamuh | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Meriamu
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