Merheij Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Merheij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Merheij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merheij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merheij is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merheij? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merheij is the 1,006,539th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Merheij live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.
This last name is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 138,975. Outside of Iraq this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Syria, where 0 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
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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
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