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 found most frequently in Sweden. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merhay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merhay are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 9 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Merhay is primarily concentrated in: Uppsala County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Merhay occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Hungary, where 25 percent are found.
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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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