Meroro Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Meroro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meroro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia5221:4,616847
Botswana1991:10,9902,068
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Meroro (37) may also be a first name.

Meroro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meroro is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meroro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meroro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meroro is the 461,659th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Meroro reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Meroro is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 37 people.

The last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 4,616. In Namibia Meroro is most common in: Khomas Region, where 64 percent live, Erongo Region, where 17 percent live and Otjozondjupa Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meroroi921/
Mehrotro865/
Mororo832,253/
Maroro831,339/
Miroro83780/
Meraro8349/
Merero8313/
Marerro7779/
Merrero7764/
Merraro7759/
Merotra7721/
Morhoro7714/
Mhororo779/
Mehrora776/
Meraroh774/
Marroro774/
Mairoro772/
Morerro772/
Meroura771/
Mirroro771/
Maerora771/
Marooro771/
Meraaro771/
Myororo771/
Mororoi771/
Morroro770/
Myrhorod711,170/
Mesrooroush7152/
Marrerro7143/
Mehroera713/
Meirotra713/
Morrerro712/
Mherotra712/
Mehrorah711/
Marreroo711/
Mirrerro711/
Mehrojra711/
Merera672,459/
Morero672,372/
Marero67753/
Marora67344/
Mairoirot67169/
Merara67115/
Merura67111/
Mororó6778/
Morora6766/
Mirora6722/
Mehrottra6713/
Mirero678/
Mehrotraa675/
Mehtrotra673/
Mehrothra671/
Mehrotrra671/
Mujrehroo671/
Mairoyrod671/
Mairoyros671/

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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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  • 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 Meroro
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