Meruis Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Meruis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meruis (36) may also be a first name.
Meruis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meruis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meruis occurs most in Haiti. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meruis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meruis is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Meruis live; 57 percent live in Caribbean and 57 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Meruis is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 36 people.
The surname Meruis is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,670,977. In Haiti Meruis is most numerous in: Ouest, where 100 percent reside. Not including Haiti this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Meruis
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