Ben Meriem Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Ben Meriem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 101 | 1:382,491 | 33,409 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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 surname Ben Meriem is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ben Mérièm. Click here for further potential spellings of Ben Meriem.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Meriem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ben Meriem is the 1,649,806th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Ben Meriem is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ben Meriem are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 382,491. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Chlef Province, where 4 percent reside, Saïda Province, where 4 percent reside and Médéa Province, where 1 percent reside. Besides Algeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 7 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Merieme | 95 | 20 | / |
| Ben Mérièm | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ben Mariem | 90 | 32 | / |
| Ben Meryem | 90 | 11 | / |
| Ben-Meriem | 90 | 3 | / |
| Ben Merayem | 86 | 1 | / |
| bin Mehrim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Mariem | 80 | 1 | / |
| bin Merajim | 76 | 2 | / |
| bin Merayim | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Marim | 74 | 23 | / |
| bin Mirim | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Maraim | 70 | 27 | / |
| bin Mahrim | 70 | 9 | / |
| bin Mairim | 70 | 5 | / |
| bin Misrim | 70 | 5 | / |
| bin Mohrim | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Mirrim | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Merjin | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Maharim | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Ben Meriem
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