Meripa Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Meripa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meripa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia911:324,11217,512
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Meripa (297) may also be a first name.

Meripa Last Name Facts

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

Meripa (Marathi: मेरीपा) is most common in Malaysia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Meripa.

How Common Is The Last Name Meripa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Meripa is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Meripa live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Meripa is also the 511,663rd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 297 people.

The surname Meripa is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 324,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 96 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found and Johor, where 1 percent are found. Barring Malaysia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meripah927/
Meripat923/
Meripay921/
Mearipa921/
Meripe831,206/
Maripa83939/
Moripa83738/
Meripo83553/
Merepa8381/
Meripi8318/
Merupa837/
Meripy834/
Miripa832/
Maripah77876/
Maaripa7733/
Maraipa7720/
Maerepa7716/
Mahripa779/
Mharipa777/
Meripey777/
Mereppa775/
Marippa773/
Mairipa773/
Meriphe773/
Meripou772/
Miripai772/
Meriepe771/
Merepat771/
Mearepa771/
Merepoa771/
Moripay771/
Maripea771/
Maripau771/
Maripai771/
Mereipi771/
Merepay771/
Merrepa771/
Maripha771/
Maripay771/
Merupai771/
Mahripah7129/
Mujripah7118/
Maharipa7114/
Marupa671,785/
Merupo67196/
Marepa67125/
Morupa6796/
Maripo6791/
Merepe6724/
Morepa6718/
Mirupa6716/
Merepi676/
Moripo676/
Merepo675/
Mirepa674/
Miripo672/
Maripá671/
Miripi671/

Meripa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meripa in the Marathi language
मेरीपाmeripa-

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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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  • 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 Meripa
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