Merire Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Merire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Merire (27) may also be a first name.
Merire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merire occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merire? popularity and diffusion
Merire is the 2,555,468th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Merire is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Merire live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 89 percent live, Madang, where 7 percent live and East Sepik, where 2 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Merire occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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 Merire
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