Merou Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Merou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 290 | 1:229,044 | 35,526 |
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Mérou (2) are calculated separately.
Merou (222) may also be a first name.
Merou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻭ, Russian: Мероу) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Mérou. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 772,238th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Merou are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Merou is also the 605,116th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 222 people.
The surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 229,044. In France it is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 86 percent live, Grand Est, where 6 percent live and Île-de-France, where 3 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent live and Mauritania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻭ | mrw | 83.33 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺮﻭ | amyrw | 16.67 |
| Merou in the Russian language | ||
| Мероу | merou | - |
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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 Merou
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