Merifa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Merifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Merifa (862) may also be a first name.
Merifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merifa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Merifa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Merifa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 277,316th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 862 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Merifa is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maerifa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maerifah | 86 | 6 | / |
| Marifa | 83 | 602 | / |
| Merife | 83 | 22 | / |
| Merifi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Merefa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Morifa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Marifah | 77 | 7,562 | / |
| Maarifa | 77 | 2,075 | / |
| Mmerife | 77 | 31 | / |
| Merivah | 77 | 20 | / |
| Mmerifo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mirifai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Marifai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maraifa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maerufa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Moreifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mahrifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Meraifi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Merifot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meraife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merifee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Marifay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Maarifah | 71 | 118 | / |
| Mahrifah | 71 | 109 | / |
| Mairifat | 71 | 14 | / |
| Maharifa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mujrifah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Marrifah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mohrifai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mairifah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mariefay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marriffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merrifie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merifest | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merrifee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Marufa | 67 | 29,720 | / |
| Morufa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Marefa | 67 | 108 | / |
| Morefa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Merefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mariffeau | 67 | 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 Merifa
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