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 most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meriwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Meriwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meriwa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 6 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Meriwa is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 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 Meriwa
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