Merh Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Merh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4351:176,51214,772
India591:13,001,108227,026
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Merh (318) may also be a first name.

Merh Last Name Facts

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

Merh (Hindi: मेढ़) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merh is the 601,907th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Merh reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 492,367th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 318 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 176,512. In Iran Merh is most common in: Qom Province, where 35 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent are found and Kurdistan Province, where 19 percent are found. Barring Iran it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merhe89121/
Hmerh8921/
Merzh8919/
Merrh896/
Mehrh891/
Merht891/
Mearh891/
Mgerh891/
Merph890/
Meh8610,204/
Mer868,485/
Mejreh803/
Merjch802/
Hmeerh802/
Meerht802/
Meherh801/
Meereh801/
Meerzh801/
Meesrh801/
Mmeerh801/
Meyrrh800/
Mert7551,699/
Meer7544,757/
Mech7536,998/
Merz7536,010/
Mehr7528,066/
Mier7526,389/
Mere7523,753/
Meir752,913/
Meur752,596/
Mear752,267/
Mesh751,930/
Mieh751,622/
Meyr751,258/
Merd75421/
Medh75359/
Metr75161/
Mmeh75155/
Merr75124/
Mher75114/
Meih75101/
Mmer7577/
Merő7565/
Hmer7561/
Mesr7560/
Meuh7535/
Meyh7534/
Mehh7534/
Mirh755/
Mejr754/
Mger754/
Mrhe754/
Myrh752/
Meìr751/
Mheh751/
Ømer751/
'Mer751/
Merp751/
Merhová7315/
Mershch731/
Meardth730/
Mirdh6730,138/
Me6722,182/
Meert676,121/
Mhere674,893/
Meech672,316/
Meire672,176/
Meere671,799/
Metch671,020/
Meyre67824/
Meach67563/
Mehrz67308/
Merre67297/
Meare67177/
Mhesr67163/
Mmere67125/
Meheš67117/
Mierz67100/
Mesre6799/
M'Meh6793/
Meğer6786/
Mehys6771/
Meich6770/
'Mere6767/
Hmeer6755/
Miehr6747/
Meihs6743/
Hmmer6743/
Messh6737/
Meish6736/
Meard6728/
Meheş6728/
Meshh6726/
Mérth6722/
Mehts6720/
Meesh6718/
Mehep6717/
Mhesh6717/
Meadh6716/
Misrh6715/
Myrhe6715/
Meejh6714/
Mairh6713/
Meash6713/
Mhetr6712/
Myrrh6711/
Mieyr6711/
Mertd6711/
Meerz6711/
Methd6710/
Mierr679/
Mesrt679/
Mmehe678/
Meerr678/
Mmieh677/
Mearz676/
Mheir676/
Mheer676/
Mehyi676/
Meysh675/
Mehiy675/
Meshs675/
Mirhe675/
Mehyd675/
Meart674/
Méier674/
Meatr674/
Meahe673/
Methr673/
Meths673/
Mirhd673/
Meïer673/
Merdt673/
Hmier672/
Metrz672/
Mehhs672/
Meddh672/
Meehs672/
Mmeih672/
Measr672/
Meirr671/
Meurr671/
M'Eyh671/
Meych671/
Meyrt671/
Meirz671/
Mejhr671/
Merrt671/
Merzs671/
Merzz671/
Mhear671/
Mheha671/
Mheth671/
Hmech671/
Meÿer671/
Mehdt671/
Mecht671/
Meedh671/
Mmeth671/
Mirhh671/
Mejjh671/
Mehír671/
Mehrr671/
Meshp671/
Meysr671/
Meehz671/
Meyër671/
Meird671/
Mechd671/
Medth671/
Meeph671/
Meirp671/
Mheyh671/
Mhedh671/
Majrh671/
Mesht670/
Meerd670/
Meuhr670/

Merh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merh in the Hindi language
मेढ़merha66.67
मेढmedha33.33

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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 Merh
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