Merua Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Merua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Merua (99) may also be a first name.

Merua Last Name Facts

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

Merua is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merua is the 2,460,878th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Merua live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Merua is also the 951,070th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 99 people.

The surname Merua is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Merua is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 70 percent are found, Central, where 13 percent are found and Chimbu, where 9 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Merua occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerua919/
Meruas914/
Mierua911/
Maerua911/
Merhuay831/
Mierzua831/
Morua806,989/
Merva801,402/
Marua801,053/
Merba80522/
Merwa80249/
Meruo8067/
Mirua8021/
Metrouha772/
Mervat731,352/
Merbai73511/
Moruha73429/
Merbaa73241/
Mervau73118/
Mgerwa7397/
Mervaj7358/
Mierwa7355/
Mervas7351/
Mierva7351/
Mervai7341/
Maarua7331/
Mervah7327/
Merwah7325/
Mervay7322/
Mervad7320/
Merbay7313/
Merrba7311/
Merzwa7311/
Maruay7311/
Merway737/
Merbau736/
Marhua736/
Mairua735/
Mmerwa735/
Mmeruo734/
Merbou733/
Mearva733/
Moruah733/
Morrua732/
Meerba732/
Merwaz731/
Merwai731/
Moerwa731/
Marrua731/
Meerva731/
Merhba731/
Mervaz731/
Merbaï731/
Mierzwa678,861/
Merbouh672,565/
Mierzva67116/
Merzhva6747/
Mervash6733/
Merveau6717/
Merwaha6715/
Mervaiz6710/
Maruaau678/
Meyrbay676/
Mervaux675/
Merbauh674/
Merruho673/
Meerbaj673/
Mervaud672/
Meherba672/
Mearewa672/
Maruhai671/
Mairuae671/
Mehrwat671/
Mervais671/
Maruaha671/
Meirbai671/
Meirzwa671/
Merbaai671/
Merrbah671/
Merbahy671/
Merwass671/
Mervous671/
Mehrzva671/
Mehrwai671/
Miruaei671/
Meerwah671/

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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
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  • 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 Merua
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