Merghem Surname

110,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Merghem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merghem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,7541:7,039943
Algeria3991:96,82114,593
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
France231:2,887,944200,772
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Merghem Last Name Facts

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

Merghem occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merghem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,384th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,730,597 people. The surname Merghem is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Merghem live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Merghem is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 3,754 people, or 1 in 7,039. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 67 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 7 percent reside. Other than Yemen this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 9 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Merghem
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