Merej Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Merej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Merej (51) may also be a first name.
Merej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merej (Marathi: मेरेज, Oriya: େମେରଜ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merej? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merej is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Merej are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Merej is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 51 people.
The surname Merej is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 70 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside and Telangana, where 10 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merej in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେରଜ | emeraja | - |
| Merej in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरेज | mereja | - |
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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 Merej
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