Merdah Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Merdah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merdah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merdah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merdah (Arabic: مرداه) is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merdah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merdah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 432,326th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Merdah reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Merdah is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Excluding Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 35 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merdah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merdah in the Arabic language | ||
| مرداه | mrdah | - |
| مرداش | mrdash | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merdah
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