Megreli Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Megreli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 258 | 1:14,518 | 2,945 |
| Turkey | 76 | 1:1,023,966 | 46,041 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Abkhazia | 10 | 1:24,286 | 2,078 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Megreli Demographics
Megreli Religious Adherence
in Georgia
Religious Adherence
in Georgia
Megreli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megreli Come From? nationality or country of origin
Megreli (Georgian: მეგრელი, Russian: Мегрели) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Megreli.
How Common Is The Last Name Megreli? popularity and diffusion
The last name Megreli is the 731,961st most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Megreli live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.
This last name is most commonly used in Georgia, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 14,518. In Georgia Megreli is mostly found in: Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, where 38 percent live, Imereti, where 31 percent live and Tbilisi, where 21 percent live. Outside of Georgia Megreli exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.
Megreli Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Megreli last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megrelis | 93 | 18 | / |
| Megrele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magreli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Megreles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Megrelets | 75 | 1 | / |
| Megerle | 71 | 840 | / |
| Magrali | 71 | 434 | / |
| Megherlich | 71 | 134 | / |
| Mägerli | 71 | 34 | / |
| Megerly | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magroli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Megerla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magreloj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Meggerle | 67 | 7 | / |
| Magraliy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Migriele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magriele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maghrali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahagrili | 63 | 1 | / |
| Meguirley | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mägerle | 57 | 328 | / |
| Magrale | 57 | 2 | / |
| Migerle | 57 | 1 | / |
| Magrole | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mighiorelle | 56 | 1 | / |
| Migriole | 53 | 1 | / |
Megreli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megreli in the Georgian language | ||
| მეგრელი | megreli | - |
| Megreli in the Russian language | ||
| Мегрели | megreli | - |
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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 Megreli
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