Merriwan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Merriwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merriwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Merriwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merriwan occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merriwan? popularity and diffusion

Merriwan is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Merriwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Merriwan are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Merriwan is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live.

Merriwan Last Name Statistics demography

Merriwan earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.49% less than the national average, earning R 13,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meriwan9354/
Meriewan886/
Marriwan881/
Meriswan881/
Mehriwand822/
Mariwan80227/
Merewan802/
Merivan801/
Meriban801/
Meruwan801/
Meeriweang781/
Merewang756/
Metrivan755/
Marruwan751/
Meerjwan751/
Merivane750/
Morriwon750/
Merrywon750/
Meyrivane712/
Marivan67244/
Mirjwan6762/
Marewan6725/
Maruwan6716/
Moriwon675/
Morivan672/
Mereban671/
Mmerewanne671/
Miriban671/
Miriwam671/

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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 Merriwan
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