Mehrjoo Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Mehrjoo Surname User-submission:

Mehr is Persian word for 'love' and joya means 'searcher' or 'seeker'. So Mehrjooya means 'love seeker'.

Mehrjoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mehrjoo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mehr is Persian word for 'love' and joya means 'searcher' or 'seeker'. So Mehrjooya means 'love seeker'.

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Mehrjoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mehrjoo is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehrjoo? popularity and diffusion

Mehrjoo is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Mehrjoo are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Mehrjoo is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,349,599. In Canada Mehrjoo is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 91 percent reside and Quebec, where 9 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrioo711/
Metryoos671/
Marioo6218/
Merioa625/
Mereao625/
Meriâo621/
Morioo621/
Maryoo621/
Meriaho5721/
Marihoho53219/
Marjouaa531/

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