Merira Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Merira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Merira (11) may also be a first name.
Merira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merira is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Merira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Merira reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 25 percent reside and Mara Region, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 22 percent reside and Guatemala, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Merira
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