Merimer Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Merimer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merimer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Merimer (108) may also be a first name.

Merimer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merimer is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merimer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Merimer reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Merimer is also the 904,892nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 108 people.

The last name Merimer is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent are found and Kericho County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya Merimer exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Merimer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrimer934/
Merime92185/
Merisme86561/
Merieme86460/
Merimee86184/
Marimer8661/
Merimäe8610/
Mergime863/
Meremer862/
Mereime862/
Meraime862/
Morimer862/
Merimée861/
Merrime861/
Merumer861/
Merimet861/
Merimed861/
Meisreimer822/
Meremere8037/
Merimets8024/
Merrimee807/
Merimech803/
Morrimer803/
Marimier803/
Meriemme802/
Merrieme801/
Marrimer801/
Moreimer800/
Merima7722,316/
Merimi773,793/
Mereme7726/
Mirime7721/
Meryme774/
Meerjmeer751/
Meriema711,932/
Meraimi71517/
Merimaa71422/
Mheremhere71187/
Mireime7135/
Merimma7120/
Mérimée7119/
Meremäe7118/
Miraime7112/
Meremes717/
Meerimi715/
Meremet712/
Merrima712/
Mearimi711/
Meirima711/
Mitrime711/
Meraima711/
Myraime711/
Meriemi711/
Merrimi711/
Meyrima711/
Mirimei711/
Mereimi711/
Meremeh711/
Merimäa711/
Meireme711/
Merimis710/
Meresmäe678/
Merrimay671/
Merimgai671/
Meriemma671/
Mireimez671/
Mérimech671/
Merrimma671/

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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 Merimer
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