Merona Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Merona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Haiti | 17 | 1:628,465 | 11,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Meroña (1) are calculated separately.
Merona (153) may also be a first name.
Merona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merona (Bengali: মেরুনা, Marathi: मेरोना, Russian: Мерона) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Meroña. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merona? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Merona occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Merona are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 153 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 50 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 35 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 18 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
Merona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Merona has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merona surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merona in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরুনা | meruna | - |
| Merona in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरोना | merona | - |
| Merona in the Russian language | ||
| Мерона | merona | - |
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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
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- 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 Merona
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