Merredew Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Merredew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merredew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:913,41146,955
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Canada371:995,82774,831
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Merredew Last Name Facts

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

Merredew is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merredew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merredew is the 1,310,135th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 36 percent of Merredew reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles.

Merredew is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 913,411. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 44 percent live, Dorset, where 15 percent live and West Midlands, where 11 percent live. Other than England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.

Merredew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merredew has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Merredew surname grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merredew Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Merredew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.28% more than the national average, earning R 364,248 per year; in United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% less than the national average, earning $48,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meredew9378/
Merridew88114/
Merrydew8829/
Merredef881/
Meredef80416/
Meridew8074/
Maredew800/
Mereddef75306/
Meradef676/
Meradev672/
Moredev671/
Moradev5336/
Maridev533/
Miradev532/
Miradef531/
Moridev531/
Merodiev509/
Maradeev501/
Miradeiv501/

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Merredew Reference & Research

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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 Merredew
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