View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Meru Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meru (Bengali: মেরু, Hindi: मेरू, Marathi: मेरु, Oriya: େମରୁ, Tibetan: མི་རུ་) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Méru or Merú. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meru? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 130,488^th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,101,975 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Meru are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 25 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Meru is also the 91,037^th most numerous first name globally It is held by 5,452 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 884 people, or 1 in 114,523. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 40 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 31 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Meru Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Meru has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meru surname increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meru Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meru last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Meru surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meru earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.11% less than the national average, earning $29,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.97% more than the national average, earning $66,559 CAD per year.