Merowa Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Merowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merowa (27) may also be a first name.

Merowa Last Name Facts

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

Merowa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Merowa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merowa is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Merowa live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 27 people.

Merowa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 86,742. In Papua New Guinea Merowa is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 53 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 39 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 4 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Merowa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merowai9211/
Merouwa922/
Meerowa922/
Mmerowa921/
Merow91217/
Meerowas861/
Marowa836,804/
Merrow831,742/
Morowa83968/
Mierow83381/
Merova83267/
Meirow8387/
Merawa8367/
Mehrow8348/
Mearow8335/
Metrow8333/
Meerow8322/
Meyrow8312/
Meroba833/
Meroow830/
Maerova77268/
Meerova7772/
Metrova7765/
Merawai7765/
Marojwa7739/
Merzova7734/
Morowah7728/
Meirova7726/
Meyrova7722/
Maroiwa7711/
Marowah7710/
Mierova779/
Moerova778/
Morowai777/
Mairowa775/
Morrowa773/
Merawah773/
Merrova772/
Mierawa772/
Mergova772/
Meerawa772/
Mehrawa771/
Mehroba771/
Mehrowz771/
Mereuwa771/
Meetrow771/
Morouwa771/
Morowaa771/
Mirow731,332/
Merab73770/
Myrow73701/
Merav73539/
Meraw73278/
Merov73211/
Meraf7356/
Merob736/
Merof734/
Mairouwa7125/
Mmereuwa718/
Mierzawa712/
Meherova711/
Merzhova711/
Mirabowa711/
Meerrowf711/
Merawais711/
Mierzova711/
Morroway710/
Mirova6718,191/
Mer678,485/
Marova673,451/
Mieraf672,255/
Marawa671,397/
Morawa671,174/
Merafe671,158/
Morova67990/
Merhab67847/
Meraba67669/
Meirav67289/
Merava67261/
Marowo67214/
Merhof67179/
Merhav67169/
Mirrow67159/
Metrov67148/
Mesraf67142/
Mherab67100/
Merabh6792/
Meravá6791/
Meirov6788/
Myrova6774/
Mitrow6755/
Meroff6747/
Meerov6734/
Mirzow6731/
Miroba6731/
Merzov6730/
Merabo6730/
Mejrab6728/
Mierov6728/
Meroub6727/
Morowo6727/
Myrhow6724/
Mirawa6721/
Meyrav6718/
Meyrov6716/
Mehraf6715/
Mehrav6713/
Merová6713/
Meraph679/
Merzav679/
Meerab676/
Meeraf675/
Metraf674/
Merawo673/
Merrov672/
Mgerov672/
Mehrof672/
Merouf672/
Meroof672/
Meeraw672/
Meerav671/
Metrof671/
Mesraw671/
Moirow671/
Mairow671/
Mearab671/
Meerof671/
Mihrow671/
Merauv671/
Merobo671/
Mõrova671/
Meiraf671/
Mearaf671/
Meroob671/
Mytrow670/

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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 Merowa
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