Meruo Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Meruo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Meruo (21) may also be a first name.
Meruo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meruo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meruo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meruo? popularity and diffusion
Meruo is the 2,333,370th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Meruo occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Meruo are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 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 Meruo
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