Merahi Surname
Approximately 7,769 people bear this surname
Merahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 7,196 | 1:5,368 | 859 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| France | 188 | 1:353,312 | 52,982 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Mérahi (1) are calculated separately.
Merahi (101) may also be a first name.
Merahi Demographics
Average Merahi Salary in
South Africa
R 30,720
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Merahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merahi is found most frequently in Algeria. It can be found in the variant forms: Mérahi. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merahi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 64,379th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 938,029 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Merahi reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb. Merahi is also the 940,641st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 101 people.
Merahi is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 7,196 people, or 1 in 5,368. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Constantine Province, where 49 percent are found, Tébessa Province, where 14 percent are found and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 6 percent are found. Barring Algeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 4 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Merahi Last Name Statistics demography
Merahi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.07% less than the national average, earning R 30,720 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mérahi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Merrahi | 92 | 510 | / |
| Mesrahi | 92 | 21 | / |
| Mehrahi | 92 | 20 | / |
| Meirahi | 92 | 9 | / |
| Merajhi | 92 | 6 | / |
| Metrahi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Maerahi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Merahip | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mierahi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mehrzahi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marahi | 83 | 2,709 | / |
| Merahe | 83 | 479 | / |
| Mirahi | 83 | 55 | / |
| Morahi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Merehi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meraeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mereai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meroai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mehraei | 77 | 477 | / |
| Mairahi | 77 | 246 | / |
| Marhahi | 77 | 166 | / |
| Marrahi | 77 | 148 | / |
| Mirahis | 77 | 20 | / |
| Merahed | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mirahid | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mirajhi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mehrohi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meraayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirgahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirhahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirrahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mereaie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merajie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merehie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merouai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merae | 73 | 78 | / |
| Mirajhai | 71 | 108 | / |
| Mirgahei | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mirzrahi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mehrraei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirzahei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merzouai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miraei | 67 | 462 | / |
| Marehi | 67 | 381 | / |
| Meroui | 67 | 244 | / |
| Mareai | 67 | 206 | / |
| Maraei | 67 | 97 | / |
| Meroua | 67 | 24 | / |
| Marahe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Maraoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maraui | 67 | 17 | / |
| Moreai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maerae | 67 | 9 | / |
| Marohi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Morahe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meraez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meurrauhy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mirajhaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meraiyaij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meraet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meraes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merauy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meerae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Morehi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meraed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moerae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maraeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maroai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirzahayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meraee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moroai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meraey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehraouii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirohi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merriehai | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meraer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Merahi
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