Ben Meriem Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ben Meriem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Meriem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1011:382,49133,409
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
France51:13,284,544357,392
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Ben Mérièm (1) are calculated separately.

Ben Meriem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ben Meriem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ben Meriem is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ben Mérièm. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben Meriem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Ben Meriem is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ben Meriem live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 382,491. In Algeria Ben Meriem is most frequent in: Chlef Province, where 4 percent reside, Saïda Province, where 4 percent reside and Médéa Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Algeria Ben Meriem is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 7 percent reside and France, where 4 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
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