Merwo Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Merwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merwo is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Merwo live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Merwo is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Merwo is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 79 percent are found and West Sepik, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Merwo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mierzwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merwa | 80 | 249 | / |
| Morwo | 80 | 194 | / |
| Meruo | 80 | 67 | / |
| Marwo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mervo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mirwo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Merbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meerwood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mgerwa | 73 | 97 | / |
| Mierwa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mervos | 73 | 34 | / |
| Merwah | 73 | 25 | / |
| Merzwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Marrwo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mmerwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Marwoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmeruo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Merbou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Merwaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Morrwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Morwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moerwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merboj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mervoy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mierzwa | 67 | 8,861 | / |
| Merbouh | 67 | 2,565 | / |
| Mervosh | 67 | 131 | / |
| Merwaha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Merruho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mearewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehrwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merwass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mervous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meerwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirzwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merwo
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