Merhej Surname
Approximately 11,009 people bear this surname
Merhej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 6,497 | 1:5,390 | 531 |
| Syria | 2,072 | 1:9,315 | 865 |
| Lebanon | 1,852 | 1:3,044 | 570 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Merhej (2,412) may also be a first name.
Merhej Demographics
Average Merhej Salary in
United States
$38,985 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merhej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merhej Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merhej (Arabic: مرهج) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merhej? popularity and diffusion
Merhej is the 47,039th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 661,963 people. The surname Merhej occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Merhej live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Levant. Merhej is also the 151,057th most common first name worldwide It is held by 2,412 people.
This surname is most widely held in Iraq, where it is held by 6,497 people, or 1 in 5,390. Apart from Iraq Merhej is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 19 percent live and Lebanon, where 17 percent live.
Merhej Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Merhej surname is chiefly Maronite (72%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Merhej are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Merhej earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $38,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $60,837 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merhej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merhej in the Arabic language | ||
| مرهج | mrhj | - |
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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 Merhej
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