Merba Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Merba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania5041:8,125872
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merba (646) may also be a first name.

Merba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺏ, Hindi: मेरबा, Oriya: େମବର୍) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 596,518th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. Merba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Merba are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Merba is also the 327,050th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 646 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 8,125. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 22 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 15 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Mauritania Merba exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merbah916,541/
Merbai91511/
Merbat91247/
Merbaa91241/
Merbas9115/
Merbay9113/
Meurba9111/
Merrba9111/
Mehrba916/
Merbau916/
Merbaz916/
Meerba912/
Merhba911/
Merbaï911/
Merbach83806/
Mierzba8317/
Meyrbay836/
Mehrbaz836/
Merbauh834/
Meerbaj833/
Meerbaz832/
Meherba832/
Meirbai831/
Merbaha831/
Merbaai831/
Merbahy831/
Merboha831/
Merrbah831/
Morba802,484/
Marba801,625/
Merva801,402/
Merbe80525/
Merwa80249/
Merua8061/
Mirba8041/
Merby8015/
Merbi804/
Merbo801/
Meerbach77267/
Merbouha77243/
Merrbach77139/
Mehrbach7763/
Merbooha771/
Mirbaz732,140/
Mervat731,352/
Mirbat73763/
Mirbah73420/
Merbis73184/
Marbah73156/
Merber73142/
Mervau73118/
Marbai73108/
Mgerwa7397/
Mirbad7372/
Mervaj7358/
Mierwa7355/
Marbha7354/
Mierva7351/
Mervas7351/
Mirbay7350/
Mirbas7346/
Mervai7341/
Marbay7338/
Mervah7327/
Mirbai7326/
Merwah7325/
Mervay7322/
Mervad7320/
Merzwa7311/
Morbai739/
Mirbaj737/
Merway737/
Merbeh735/
Mmerwa735/
Mirbha734/
Morbah734/
Merbee734/
Meruas734/
Mearva733/
Merbou733/
Morbau732/
Morbay732/
Marbaj732/
Marhba732/
Merbei732/
Merbey731/
Meerva731/
Meurbe731/
Morbha731/
Myrbah731/
Marbau731/
Mgerbi731/
Merbhi731/
Merbet731/
Maarba731/
Marbaa731/
Marbea731/
Merbit731/
Merbot731/
Mervaz731/
Merhbi731/
Myrbat731/
Mejrbi731/
Merboj731/
Merbie731/
Merbih731/
Merbiz731/
Mrebai731/
Merboz731/
Merwai731/
Merwaz731/
Mierua731/
Mierzwa678,861/
Merbouh672,565/
Mirbach671,549/
Merbout67314/
Merbitz67273/
Mirbash67216/
Merboth67207/
Mirbaha67199/
Mierzva67116/
Marbeau6773/
Mirboğa6766/
Merzhva6747/
Mervash6733/
Marbaha6728/
Merbher6723/
Myrbach6718/
Merveau6717/
Merwaha6715/
Meirbeh6715/
Mirbaux6715/
Mervaiz6710/
Meherbi678/
Maharba677/
Mervaux675/
Merzboy674/
Meerbot673/
Merbehr673/
Maireba673/
Mörbach673/
Merbehe672/
Mearewa672/
Mervaud672/
Mervais671/
Mayrbat671/
Mierzua671/
Meirzwa671/
Merbitt671/
Marbhai671/
Meerwah671/
Mirbahs671/
Mirbaut671/
Mgerbeh671/
Mehrwai671/
Mehrzva671/
Merbetz671/
Merhuay671/
Merwass671/
Merbouz671/
Merrbeh671/
Mearbet671/
Mehrwat671/
Meerber671/
Mirbaid671/
Merbott670/

Merba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merba in the Hindi language
मेरबाmeraba-
Merba in the Oriya language
େମବର୍emabar-
Merba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﺏmrb63.33
ﻣﺮﺑﻪmrbh34
ﻣﺮﺑﺎmrba2

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merba
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