Merire Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Merire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Merire occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Merire.

How Common Is The Last Name Merire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Merire are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Merire is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

The surname Merire is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 89 percent live, Madang, where 7 percent live and East Sepik, where 2 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merires9254/
Meriere923/
Meirire921/
Merrire921/
Merirea921/
Meritre921/
Meraire921/
Merir917/
Mereires862/
Merioare861/
Merriere861/
Merere831,426/
Marire83667/
Merrer83489/
Merair83283/
Meirer83171/
Meriri8380/
Merier8368/
Morire8313/
Merrir8311/
Merare8310/
Merira839/
Meritr832/
Meryre832/
Mierir831/
Myrire831/
Merior831/
Merhir831/
Merhirech808/
Maraire771,099/
Merzier77456/
Maerere77410/
Merrera77298/
Meyrier77147/
Mharire77136/
Merrier77130/
Meurier77129/
Mereira7743/
Marirea7741/
Moreire7736/
Maeriri7725/
Merhere7718/
Merzira7717/
Miroire7714/
Merhair7713/
Meirier7712/
Meritri7711/
Moraire777/
Metriri776/
Meurrer776/
Marirei775/
Morirei774/
Mergiri773/
Meriroj772/
Merrirr772/
Meherir772/
Mairire772/
Marerie772/
Maarire771/
Marireh771/
Marireu771/
Merrair771/
Merhare771/
Mherere771/
Mierere771/
Meerira771/
Morerre771/
Mirirey771/
Mehrior771/
Mereere771/
Mereres771/
Merisri771/
Meirerz771/
Merieri771/
Mereret770/
Merer73785/
Mirer73433/
Mirir7327/
Meryr730/
Meurrier7128/
Mirzaire7118/
Mairaire716/
Mejrhirh715/
Marhuire714/
Mherrera713/
Moreirea713/
Marierie712/
Mesroure712/
Merrirtt711/
Merritrt711/
Merairio711/
Merijarj711/
Mharrire711/
Merreira711/
Meireire711/
Merejira711/
Merreyra711/
Meirerer710/
Meurer6722,073/
Mariri674,459/
Marere672,804/
Merera672,459/
Moriri671,727/
Mehrer671,471/
Mireri671,315/
Morere671,190/
Marure671,086/
Moreri67971/
Merger67954/
Mareri67700/
Mirera67665/
Meyrer67445/
Miriri67280/
Mireur67242/
Mirere67154/
Mairer67128/
Morure6785/
Merzer6773/
Mirira6748/
Mierer6746/
Moirer6740/
Mirare6729/
Morère6729/
Mesrer6711/
Merher6710/
Mereur6710/
Merery678/
Mirrir677/
Misrir676/
Mariry675/
Meruri674/
Mirear673/
Mereer673/
Mearer672/
Mereri672/
Mirisr672/
Mirior671/
Merzjr671/
Myrirr671/
Mairir671/
Mjrirh671/
Mérère671/
Mehriyari671/
Mirery671/
Myrare671/
Meireires671/
Muirer670/
Myreir670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merire
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