Meregi Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Meregi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meregi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Meregi (13) may also be a first name.

Meregi Last Name Facts

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

Meregi (Oriya: େମେରଗି) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meregi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Meregi is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Meregi reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 307,828. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 79 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Meregi Last Name Statistics demography

Meregi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.45% less than the national average, earning R 124,884 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmeregi9280/
Meregie9210/
Meregui927/
Merhegi924/
Mereghi922/
Mereggi921/
Mereci83958/
Merigi83617/
Merege83297/
Merega83209/
Meresi83161/
Maregi83107/
Merygi8377/
Meragi8365/
Moregi8332/
Merogi8317/
Miregi8315/
Merezi832/
Merighi772,913/
Meriggi771,393/
Merigui77288/
Meresyi7778/
Mheresi7767/
Merezzi7765/
Meresis7759/
Merhege7752/
Meresei7752/
Meredzi7751/
Maregoi7725/
Merechi7724/
Moreggi7713/
Merekhi7711/
Meresie779/
Mohregi779/
Meresit777/
Merigis776/
Merezid775/
Maregie774/
Mgerezi772/
Mereciy772/
Mereega772/
Maerege772/
Meragai772/
Meirege772/
Moregie772/
Merigie772/
Mearigi771/
Meerega771/
Mereghe771/
Meriega771/
Mariegi771/
Mehragi771/
Mereisi771/
Meirega771/
Merizgi771/
Meirigi771/
Mmeresi771/
Merigai771/
Mheredzi7134/
Mehrechi7126/
Metreger7116/
Merrighi7111/
Meriguis715/
Mereseit714/
Mereguer712/
Mitregis711/
Mireshgi711/
Mehrresi711/
Merechio711/
Mereguez711/
Meerogai711/
Meriggai711/
Meriga674,394/
Morigi672,323/
Marigi671,573/
Miragi67795/
Merisi67638/
Merise67484/
Maragi67445/
Merici67426/
Merige67426/
Mirogi67368/
Merysi67295/
Meriza67283/
Marogi67246/
Merice67204/
Marege67188/
Moragi67136/
Merize6798/
Merage6767/
Merizi6752/
Merese6732/
Mireshghi6731/
Morege6727/
Mirigi6726/
Meresy6715/
Mereza6714/
Miresi6714/
Mirega6712/
Meiregger6712/
Meriji6710/
Meryga6710/
Meryse678/
Merije678/
Mehrrezai678/
Mehrhechi676/
Mereje675/
Merisy674/
Mirege674/
Morogi674/
Mérega674/
Merezy674/
Methreasi673/
Mireci673/
Merece672/
Mereze672/
Mireji671/
Mirezi671/
Meregyová671/
Meirhaege671/
Merecí671/
Meroge671/
Moregy670/

Meregi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meregi in the Oriya language
େମେରଗିemeragi-

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