Mergaliev Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Mergaliev Surname User-submission:

This surname has Arabic roots. First part mir or mer is Persian word (changed emir), which means 'leader', 'chieftain'.

Second part got sources from the name Gali, which means 'powerful', 'mighty', 'high-ranked'.

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Mergaliev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan3761:47,0286,068
Russia1461:987,14476,448
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533

Mergaliev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has Arabic roots. First part mir or mer is Persian word (changed emir), which means 'leader', 'chieftain'.

Second part got sources from the name Gali, which means 'powerful', 'mighty', 'high-ranked'.

Also, this surname belonged to emirs, to merchants before 20th century.

- Mirgaliev Semyon

Mergaliev Last Name Facts

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

Mergaliev (Russian: Мергалиев) occurs in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mergaliev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 592,650th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Mergaliev reside; 57 percent reside in Central Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name Mergaliev is most frequent in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 47,028. In Kazakhstan Mergaliev is primarily found in: West Kazakhstan Region, where 48 percent reside, Aktobe Region, where 17 percent reside and Kyzylorda Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kazakhstan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 28 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.

Mergaliev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mergaliev surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Mergaliev surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mergaliev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mergaliev in the Russian language
Мергалиевmergaliev-

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