Merbai Surname
Approximately 511 people bear this surname
Merbai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 475 | 1:81,330 | 12,789 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Merbaï (1) are calculated separately.
Merbai (33) may also be a first name.
Merbai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merbai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merbai is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Merbaï. Click here for other potential spellings of Merbai.
How Common Is The Last Name Merbai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merbai is the 606,498th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Merbai are found; 93 percent are found in North Africa and 93 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.
The last name Merbai is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 81,330. In Algeria it is most common in: Skikda Province, where 33 percent reside, Jijel Province, where 33 percent reside and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 22 percent reside. Not including Algeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Merbai
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