Merghani Surname

16,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Merghani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merghani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan32,7601:1,145162
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
United Arab Emirates321:286,32119,784
England191:2,932,529101,561
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Merghani (9,945) may also be a first name.

Merghani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merghani (Marathi: मेरघानी, Oriya: େମଘର୍ନୀ) is more frequently found in Sudan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merghani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,121st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 210,879 people. Merghani is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Merghani reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Merghani is also the 61,458th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 9,945 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is borne by 32,760 people, or 1 in 1,145. Excluding Sudan this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Merghani Last Name Statistics demography

Merghani earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mearghani944/
Mehrghani944/
Mergghani941/
Meirghani941/
Mergani9314,027/
Mirghani8854,420/
Merghany883,684/
Merghane886/
Mehrgani885/
Merganis881/
Merzgani881/
Mergahni881/
Merganei881/
Mairghani822/
Mmirghani821/
Mirgani808,959/
Mergany804,480/
Mergane80679/
Mergoni80198/
Mergana8020/
Mirghoni75107/
Mirghany7530/
Mirghane7523/
Mairgani757/
Mergouni754/
Merzgane752/
Mirgahni751/
Meergany751/
Merganey751/
Mirghanh751/
Mergonio751/
Merganez751/
Mehrgana751/
Mergounis713/
Mairghany711/
Merengoni711/
Mirgane671,401/
Mirgoni6733/
Mirgany673/
Mirganj671/
Mirgana671/

Merghani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merghani in the Oriya language
େମଘର୍ନୀemagharni-
Merghani in the Marathi language
मेरघानीmeraghani-

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Footnotes

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