Marija Forename
3,059th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 341,196 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia
Marija Forename User-submission:
Meryem (Pronunciation:[mæɾˈjæm]) is a feminine Turkish given name. It is the Turkish form of Maryam, and is the name used in Turkey to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Meriem is another variant form, found as a given name and surname of North African origin.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 100% | 103,156 | 1:41 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 68,903 | 1:36 | 1 |
| Serbia | 100% | 54,492 | 1:131 | 16 |
| Lithuania | 98% | 31,101 | 1:95 | 13 |
| Latvia | 100% | 28,417 | 1:71 | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 15,246 | 1:231 | 25 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 12,502 | 1:167 | 7 |
| Germany | 100% | 4,995 | 1:19,355 | 915 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 4,709 | 1:135 | 12 |
| United States | 100% | 2,561 | 1:141,561 | 5,655 |
| Austria | 100% | 2,272 | 1:3,747 | 392 |
| Kosovo | - | 1,562 | 1:1,192 | 288 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1,444 | 1:6,827 | 681 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,183 | 1:28,008 | 2,283 |
| Poland | 96% | 942 | 1:40,368 | 1,154 |
| Indonesia | - | 870 | 1:296,510 | 25,887 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 845 | 1:9,720 | 991 |
| England | 99% | 719 | 1:77,334 | 3,167 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 552 | 1:30,620 | 2,511 |
| Czechia | 100% | 325 | 1:32,788 | 708 |
| Russia | 99% | 302 | 1:477,595 | 5,307 |
| India | 96% | 289 | 1:4,203,730 | 170,683 |
| Italy | 100% | 263 | 1:232,175 | 3,163 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 240 | 1:739,852 | 20,423 |
| Australia | - | 236 | 1:57,871 | 2,594 |
| France | 100% | 222 | 1:299,416 | 4,103 |
| Malta | - | 222 | 1:1,934 | 369 |
| Greece | 100% | 206 | 1:53,080 | 1,815 |
| Estonia | 100% | 205 | 1:6,416 | 876 |
| Albania | 100% | 169 | 1:18,027 | 2,393 |
| Spain | 100% | 161 | 1:289,006 | 4,896 |
| Brazil | 100% | 159 | 1:1,347,397 | 32,231 |
| Norway | 100% | 155 | 1:33,112 | 1,613 |
| Denmark | - | 136 | 1:41,540 | 1,723 |
| Thailand | 100% | 124 | 1:565,047 | 25,732 |
| Belgium | 100% | 122 | 1:94,181 | 3,343 |
| Philippines | 98% | 122 | 1:868,930 | 24,704 |
| New Zealand | - | 113 | 1:40,142 | 2,392 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 111 | 1:93,975 | 4,991 |
| Egypt | - | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Portugal | - | 83 | 1:125,432 | 3,169 |
| South Africa | 100% | 82 | 1:665,032 | 29,016 |
| Finland | 100% | 66 | 1:83,079 | 2,172 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| Hungary | 100% | 64 | 1:152,996 | 897 |
| Scotland | 100% | 29 | 1:184,495 | 3,374 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 29 | 1:1,041,445 | 22,179 |
| Qatar | 100% | 28 | 1:84,629 | 9,711 |
| Belarus | 100% | 23 | 1:412,278 | 2,832 |
| Ireland | 100% | 22 | 1:211,069 | 3,894 |
| Taiwan | - | 16 | 1:1,485,605 | 45,572 |
| Argentina | 92% | 15 | 1:2,851,550 | 9,163 |
| Wales | 100% | 15 | 1:206,287 | 3,673 |
| Iceland | 100% | 14 | 1:26,144 | 1,689 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 13 | 1:2,509,501 | 20,196 |
| Chile | 100% | 11 | 1:1,600,655 | 12,027 |
| Turkey | 100% | 11 | 1:7,072,883 | 27,150 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 10 | 1:531,006 | 2,372 |
| Malaysia | 87% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Zimbabwe | 80% | 9 | 1:1,713,757 | 49,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86% | 8 | 1:1,019,039 | 71,574 |
| Cyprus | - | 7 | 1:124,439 | 3,136 |
| Ukraine | - | 7 | 1:6,499,987 | 10,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Mexico | 100% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Armenia | 100% | 3 | 1:972,918 | 8,284 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:16,376 | 1,521 |
| Israel | - | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 3 | 1:5,915,615 | 32,741 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Luxembourg | - | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Jordan | - | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
The alternate forms: Maríja (2) are calculated separately.
Marija (841) may also be a surname.
Marija Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Meryem (Pronunciation:[mæɾˈjæm]) is a feminine Turkish given name. It is the Turkish form of Maryam, and is the name used in Turkey to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Meriem is another variant form, found as a given name and surname of North African origin.
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