Merijärvi Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Merijärvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Merijärvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merijärvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merijärvi is found most frequently in Finland. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merijärvi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Merijärvi occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merijärvi reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 366,447. In Finland it is most common in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 87 percent live, Central Ostrobothnia, where 7 percent live and Ostrobothnia, where 7 percent live. Not including Finland this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Märijärvi | 89 | 75 | / |
| Murojärvi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Marijarvi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mourujärvi | 74 | 525 | / |
| Maarajärvi | 74 | 6 | / |
| Maurujärvi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mourujarvi | 63 | 3 | / |
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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
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- 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 Merijärvi
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