Meraoui Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Meraoui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Algeria | 188 | 1:205,487 | 24,257 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Meraoui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meraoui is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraoui? popularity and diffusion
Meraoui is the 616,129th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meraoui are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Excluding Morocco it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 38 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mergaoui | 93 | 375 | / |
| Merraoui | 93 | 141 | / |
| Mesraoui | 93 | 19 | / |
| Metraoui | 93 | 7 | / |
| Merzaoui | 93 | 2 | / |
| Merhaoui | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mehraoui | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mearraoui | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mehraouii | 88 | 1 | / |
| Methraoui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Miraoui | 86 | 3,403 | / |
| Meraoua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Misraoui | 80 | 1,481 | / |
| Mejraoua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Merouahi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Miraouii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meraouhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mergaouy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mirzaoui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Majraoui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merouioui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirzaouei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majhraoui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merauje | 71 | 230 | / |
| Miraoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meraiyai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merouahe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merotaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairaoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majraoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meraiyaij | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mirzaouee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Merăuță | 57 | 13 | / |
| Meroaee | 57 | 11 | / |
| Mirăuți | 57 | 4 | / |
| Meraiyajaye | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mirraeei | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Meraoui
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