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 is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merriwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merriwan is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Merriwan live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Merriwan 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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