Mehrjou Surname

104,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mehrjou Surname User-submission:

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

Mehrjou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,4431:17,2822,232
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Mehrjou (57) may also be a first name.

Mehrjou 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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Mehrjou Last Name Facts

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

Mehrjou occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehrjou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,917th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,631,053 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mehrjou are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 57 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 4,443 people, or 1 in 17,282. In Iran Mehrjou is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found, Hamadan Province, where 12 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehrjouy9312/
Mehrdjou931/
Mehrjjou931/
Mehrjo926/
Mehrju922/
Mehrjouia8867/
Mehrjoush881/
Mehrjui8623/
Mehrjoh863/
Mehrijo861/
Merijou861/
Mehrjoy861/
Merjo8384/
Merju831/
Mehrjush8016/
Mehrjuie801/
Mehrkhou801/
Meroju7778/
Merjos7720/
Merjiu7717/
Mertju7710/
Meriou779/
Mihrjo778/
Merijo775/
Mersou774/
Merzou773/
Meroiu773/
Mehrja771/
Meryou771/
Mereou771/
Mherjo771/
Merhjo771/
Merhou771/
Meriju771/
Merjoh771/
Mehrjooya7510/
Mehrjooee751/
Merzoud71587/
Merjutt71310/
Mergoju71277/
Merhout71156/
Mersoud71136/
Mersout7168/
Mehrjia7121/
Mahroju716/
Meyroju715/
Meriouh715/
Meerjut715/
Maharjo714/
Merroju714/
Merguju714/
Marehou714/
Methrsu713/
Metroju713/
Morehou712/
Marjouh712/
Merssou712/
Maeroju711/
Mehrhos711/
Merjyot711/
Mhorijo711/
Mehrhus711/
Mehrzuz711/
Mersouz711/
Mesrhou711/
Merzouh711/
Merzouz711/
Merhouh711/
Mereijo711/
Merrijo710/
Mehrius710/
Meryo671,380/
Merja671,139/
Marjo67643/
Merio67464/
Merso67427/
Merzo67184/
Merco67166/
Marju67133/
Maharuju6793/
Mereo6793/
Mirjo6767/
Mercu6761/
Maharoju6744/
Mirju6728/
Meryu6724/
Mersu6718/
Merchoud6716/
Mehrjhah6714/
Merhu6711/
Merho677/
Meerhout676/
Morjo676/
Meriu675/
Merijeau674/
Mereïgou671/
Merjyoth671/
Mariehou671/
Mehrihaj671/
Merzu671/
Meriouya671/
Morju671/
Merchous670/

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  • 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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