Merf Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Merf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Merf (70) may also be a first name.

Merf Last Name Facts

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

Merf (Russian: Мерф) is found in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Merf reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Levant. Merf is also the 1,162,016th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 70 people.

This surname is most common in Jordan, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 368,435. In Jordan it is most common in: Zarqa Governorate, where 96 percent live and Amman Governorate, where 4 percent live. Outside of Jordan this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merfe898/
Mearf893/
Meerf892/
Merhf891/
Merûf891/
Merff891/
Mearef804/
Meerwf801/
Meerft801/
Mearfe800/
Merrff800/
Morf752,444/
Mirf75235/
Merw75127/
Marf75103/
Merb7520/
Merv755/
Mref751/
Maarf67246/
Morff67226/
Mirfz6785/
Marwf6736/
Marrf674/
Meerb673/
Marfh672/
Meerw671/
Mierw671/
Mjrwf671/
Marff671/
Myrff671/
Maerv671/
Mairf671/
Merph670/

Merf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merf in the Russian language
Мерфmerf-

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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 Merf
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