Mehrjou Surname
Approximately 4,468 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4,443 | 1:17,282 | 2,232 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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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Where Does The Last Name Mehrjou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mehrjou occurs most in Iran. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehrjou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mehrjou is the 104,917th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 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. Mehrjou is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 57 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 4,443 people, or 1 in 17,282. In Iran Mehrjou is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent live, Hamadan Province, where 12 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Iran this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Wales, where 0 percent live.
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