Merigon Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Caledonia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Merigon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merigon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
France151:4,428,181244,602

The alternate forms: Mérigon (1) are calculated separately.

Merigon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merigon is borne by more people in New Caledonia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Mérigon. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merigon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Merigon occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Merigon live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in New Caledonia.

This surname is most prevalent in New Caledonia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 7,673. Other than New Caledonia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérigon951/
Merigone9323/
Merigond932/
Merrigon930/
Meriggong881/
Marigon86284/
Merigan86237/
Morigon861/
Mirigon861/
Merrigan803,447/
Meregone807/
Meirigan801/
Meriggan801/
Merrigàn801/
Merrigun800/
Meerigan800/
Merrighan751/
Merygan71179/
Mirigan71154/
Moregon7145/
Marigan7125/
Morigan7123/
Meregan7122/
Marugon716/
Merugan711/
Maregon711/
Mehregan672,390/
Morrigan67180/
Morighan67123/
Mirigang6720/
Marrigan6719/
Maraigan673/
Mirigane671/
Mirgigan671/
Marighan671/
Methregound671/
Merregan670/

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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 Merigon
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