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 surname Merona (Bengali: মেরুনা, Marathi: मेरोना, Russian: Мерона) occurs most in Indonesia. It may occur as a variant: Meroña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merona? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merona is the 1,931,261st most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Merona reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merona is also the 743,570th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 153 people.
The last name Merona is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 50 percent live, West Sumatra, where 35 percent live and South Sumatra, where 9 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Merona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merona has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merona surname rose 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
- 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 Merona
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