Merisanu Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Merisanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merisanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2051:97,94111,166
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Greece151:738,65380,079
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

The alternate forms: Merişanu (3) are calculated separately.

Merisanu Last Name Facts

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

Merisanu is found most in Romania. It can also be rendered as: Merişanu. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merisanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,022,958th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Merisanu are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Merisanu is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 97,941. In Romania it is mostly found in: Dolj County, where 27 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 23 percent are found and Teleorman County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Greece, where 6 percent are found.

Merisanu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Merisanu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.06% more than the national average, earning $61,141 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merişanu963/
Meresanu887/
Moresanu756/
Maresanu752/
Miresanu751/
Merezeanu71212/
Mariceanu7136/
Moreshanu716/
Marishenu711/
Morusanau711/
Meregionu711/
Maeregionu671,449/
Mearegionu671/
Moruzanu636/
Mairegionu561/

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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 Merisanu
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