Meriwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Meriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Meriwa (6) may also be a first name.
Meriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meriwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Meriwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meriwa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Meriwa is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name internationally, held by 6 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Meriwa
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