Miriu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Miriu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
Miriu (95) may also be a first name.
Miriu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miriu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Miriu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Miriu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Miriu is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Miriu reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Miriu is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 95 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 68 percent reside and East Sepik, where 32 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miroiu | 91 | 1,592 | / |
| Mirieu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Miriou | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mitriu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Muiriu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mirius | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mitroiu | 83 | 380 | / |
| Meirieu | 83 | 60 | / |
| Mitrius | 83 | 57 | / |
| Mirihui | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mairieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mirihou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Miriouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mairius | 83 | 0 | / |
| Muriu | 80 | 5,797 | / |
| Măriu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Mirju | 80 | 28 | / |
| Meriu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Misrihou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mairihau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mitruțiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merius | 73 | 882 | / |
| Mireau | 73 | 390 | / |
| Mirjut | 73 | 37 | / |
| Măroiu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Merjiu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Meriou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Meriut | 73 | 6 | / |
| Miroju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mergiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Merieu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meroiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Myrius | 73 | 2 | / |
| Măriuț | 73 | 2 | / |
| Merriu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mirțău | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mérius | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meriju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muriuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muroiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miréus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mairyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mirăuț | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mereiu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Măieruțiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merieau | 67 | 633 | / |
| Meregiu | 67 | 113 | / |
| Maireau | 67 | 43 | / |
| Meriuts | 67 | 37 | / |
| Meyrieu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mirjutt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mérieau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Metrius | 67 | 9 | / |
| Meriouh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muruhiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meragiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merijou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mîrțoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mitryus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrius | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Miriu
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