Merowa Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Merowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merowa? popularity and diffusion
Merowa is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Merowa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Merowa are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Merowa is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 27 people.
Merowa is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 86,742. In Papua New Guinea Merowa is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 53 percent live, Western Highlands, where 39 percent live and Jiwaka, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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 Merowa
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