Merobe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Merobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Merobe (11) may also be a first name.

Merobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merobe is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merobe is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Merobe occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Merobe live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Merobe is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Merobe is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 75 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meirobie8613/
Meroubet861/
Morobe833,269/
Marobe831,759/
Merove83246/
Merabe83231/
Merebe8313/
Mirobe836/
Meroba833/
Merube831/
Merabet7759,623/
Marobhe7763/
Marobie7718/
Merhove7715/
Mairobe7710/
Merovee778/
Merabie775/
Marhobe774/
Meurabe774/
Merabee774/
Merabeh773/
Meirove772/
Marobee772/
Merabey772/
Merehbe772/
Mehroba771/
Mehrobi771/
Mesrobi771/
Meroubi771/
Mesrabe771/
Merabei771/
Meirabe771/
Morobie771/
Merouwe771/
Metrobi771/
Myrober771/
Marobeu771/
Meraber771/
Mehrabe771/
Merrowe770/
Meerabee71154/
Merhabet719/
Merabett716/
Meraabet713/
Meraoueh713/
Merrabet712/
Meraouhe711/
Mejroubi711/
Merrabie711/
Metrabet711/
Mehrabie711/
Merroubi711/
Merabeds711/
Mehrabee711/
Metrouwe711/
Maaroube711/
Morrobey711/
Mehrubee711/
Merhoubi711/
Marabe678,029/
Morabe673,574/
Morobi671,686/
Meraba67669/
Merabi67272/
Marebe67169/
Mirobi67143/
Meruba6735/
Miroba6731/
Mereby6730/
Merave6729/
Morebe6726/
Merawe6725/
Marobi6725/
Mehrabieh6723/
Mirabe6719/
Meyrhuber6716/
Mirebe6711/
Morobé679/
Merebi675/
Maroby674/
Meerabhee673/
Merowi673/
Metrowest672/
Merubi671/
Metrovets671/
Meruve671/
Miroby671/
Metrobich671/
Mirowe671/

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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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  • 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 Merobe
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