Merhay Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Merhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Merhay (9) may also be a first name.
Merhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merhay is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Merhay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merhay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Merhay live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 9 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Merhay is mostly found in: Uppsala County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Hungary, where 25 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merhay
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