Meritiang Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Meritiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meritiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493

Meritiang (23) may also be a first name.

Meritiang Last Name Facts

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

Meritiang is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meritiang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meritiang reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Meritiang is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Meritiang is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Amudat District, where 100 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertiang945/
Meritian942/
Meristian891/
Meritchang841/
Meretian823/
Meristiam781/
Mershing710/
Myrshiang67201/
Marshiang6714/
Martianik6710/
Mertching672/
Maira Tiango671/

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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 Meritiang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis