Miriu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Miriu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miriu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471

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 last name Miriu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miriu? popularity and diffusion

Miriu is the 3,141,416th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly 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 widespread first name at a global level It is held by 95 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Bougainville, where 68 percent are found and East Sepik, where 32 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Miriu is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miroiu911,592/
Mirieu9121/
Miriou917/
Mitriu916/
Muiriu914/
Mirius914/
Mitroiu83380/
Meirieu8360/
Mitrius8357/
Mirihui8330/
Mairieu831/
Mirihou831/
Miriouh831/
Mairius830/
Muriu805,797/
Măriu8051/
Mirju8028/
Meriu805/
Misrihou7715/
Mairihau774/
Mitruțiu771/
Merius73882/
Mireau73390/
Mirjut7337/
Măroiu7335/
Merjiu7317/
Meriou739/
Meriut736/
Miroju734/
Mergiu734/
Merieu734/
Meroiu733/
Myrius732/
Măriuț732/
Merriu732/
Mirțău731/
Mérius731/
Meriju731/
Muriuh731/
Muroiu731/
Miréus731/
Mairyu731/
Mirăuț731/
Mereiu730/
Măieruțiu711/
Merieau67633/
Meregiu67113/
Maireau6743/
Meriuts6737/
Meyrieu6730/
Mirjutt6717/
Mérieau6714/
Metrius679/
Meriouh675/
Muruhiu672/
Meragiu671/
Merijou671/
Mîrțoiu671/
Mitryus671/
Mehrius670/

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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 Miriu
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