Merimba Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Merimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Merimba (14) may also be a first name.
Merimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merimba is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Merimba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merimba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Merimba live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Merimba is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 45 percent are found and East New Britain, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Merimba exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Erimba | 93 | 5 | / |
| Meriemba | 93 | 5 | / |
| Marimba | 86 | 1,376 | / |
| Mirimba | 86 | 255 | / |
| Merumba | 86 | 96 | / |
| Meremba | 86 | 60 | / |
| Morimba | 86 | 12 | / |
| Merimbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merimva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merimby | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mirimbai | 80 | 56 | / |
| M'Arimba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mirimbay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merembai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mermbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mormba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marimbeau | 75 | 12 | / |
| Meyrembay | 75 | 9 | / |
| Merembeau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maremba | 71 | 410 | / |
| Marumba | 71 | 357 | / |
| Marimbo | 71 | 343 | / |
| Mirimbo | 71 | 221 | / |
| Morumba | 71 | 86 | / |
| Merembe | 71 | 48 | / |
| Moremba | 71 | 42 | / |
| Miremba | 71 | 34 | / |
| Merembi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mermber | 71 | 6 | / |
| Merembo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mirimbe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mirumba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mirmbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirmbat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mermbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhormba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morinba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mherembi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Marhumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marumbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miriembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marimboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmermber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merembio | 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 Merimba
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