Meruba Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Uganda

Meruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meruba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Meruba (77) may also be a first name.

Meruba Last Name Facts

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

Meruba (Hindi: मेरुबा, Marathi: मेरुबा) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meruba.

How Common Is The Last Name Meruba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Meruba live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Meruba is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 77 people.

Meruba is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 80 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Meruba is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehruba928/
Mmeruba924/
Merubah921/
Merubai921/
Merubhai86133/
Mmereuba865/
Meruva833,144/
Maruba83434/
Meriba83147/
Meruwa8348/
Moruba835/
Meroba833/
Merube831/
Miruba831/
Merubi831/
Meribai77684/
Marubai77323/
Meribea7722/
Mahruba7722/
Mmeruwa7713/
Mearuva7712/
Meribaa7710/
Morubah778/
Meeruva776/
Meribah774/
Marhuba773/
Meruvaa773/
Mairuba772/
Merouwa772/
Meruboh772/
Marubah772/
Marueba771/
Meiruwa771/
Mereuwa771/
Meribay771/
Meruboy771/
Mirubah771/
Mirubai771/
Mehroba771/
Meribha771/
Merihba771/
Miruuba771/
Meroubi771/
Maharuba7122/
Meeribai719/
Mmereuwa718/
Maarubai714/
Maihruba713/
Marubhai711/
Merhoubi711/
Marubaai711/
Meribhai711/
Merroubi711/
Meirriba711/
Marhubha711/
Meroubet711/
Merribai711/
Mejroubi711/
Mehrubee711/
Moriba679,808/
Mariba674,609/
Marubo67225/
Miriba67107/
Morubo6737/
Miroba6731/
Meyrhuber6716/
Miruva6710/
Merobe676/
Meribo673/
Meruwo671/
Meruve671/
Merobo671/

Meruba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meruba in the Hindi language
मेरुबाmeruba-
Meruba in the Marathi language
मेरुबाmeruba-

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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
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  • 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 Meruba
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