Merpe Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Merpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
India121:63,922,115578,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Merpe (29) may also be a first name.

Merpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merpe occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Merpe reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Merpe is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Merpe is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 94 percent reside and National Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merpez91105/
Merpet912/
Merper912/
Merphe911/
Moerpe911/
Merpes911/
Merp891/
Merphet831/
Merphee831/
Mehrper831/
Merphes830/
Merphey830/
Marpe80920/
Morpe80239/
Merpi8022/
Meirp801/
Merpy801/
Merph800/
Merps800/
Meerphey771/
Mirpey7330/
Merphy7330/
Morpey7326/
Morphe7311/
Morpeh7311/
Merpit738/
Mearpi733/
Merpha732/
Mirper731/
Mehrpa731/
Merpio731/
Marpei731/
Meereb731/
Marpeh731/
Merpay731/
Marpie731/
Marpey730/
Morpie730/
Morphey67241/
Myrphet67130/
Morphee6724/
Merb6720/
Mehrpay6711/
Morpheu675/
Merv675/
Morphie673/
Maarpie671/
Mirp671/
Merpish671/
Myrphey670/
Mirphee670/
Meurphy670/

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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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  • 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 Merpe
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