Meroua Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Meroua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Meroua (223) may also be a first name.
Meroua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meroua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meroua is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meroua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Meroua reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Meroua is also the 603,623rd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 223 people.
The surname Meroua is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Meroua is primarily found in: East Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Meroua
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