View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The surname Meru (Bengali: মেরু, Hindi: मेरू, Marathi: मेरु, Oriya: େମରୁ, Tibetan: མི་རུ་) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Méru or Merú. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 130,488^th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,101,975 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Meru live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Meru is also the 91,037^th most common forename worldwide, borne by 5,452 people.

Meru is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 884 people, or 1 in 114,523. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 40 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 31 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including 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 incidence of Meru has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meru Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Meru last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the 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.