Meraga Surname
Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname
Meraga Surname User-submission:
This surname is the name of an old observatory in Iran.
Meraga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 816 | 1:47,343 | 8,255 |
| India | 450 | 1:1,704,590 | 61,595 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meraga (24) may also be a first name.
Meraga Surname Meaning
Meraga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meraga (Marathi: मेरगा, Oriya: େମରଗା) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Meraga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 297,841st most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,697,847 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Meraga live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename in the world, held by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 47,343. In Algeria Meraga is most numerous in: Blida Province, where 100 percent are found and Boumerdès Province, where 0 percent are found. Other than Algeria Meraga is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meraga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meraga in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରଗା | emaraga | - |
| Meraga in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरगा | meraga | 92 |
| मेरगू | meragu | 8 |
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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
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