Merhoun Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Merhoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 140 | 1:275,940 | 28,176 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Merhoun (42) may also be a first name.
Merhoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merhoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merhoun is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merhoun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Merhoun live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Mahgreb. Merhoun is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 42 people.
The last name Merhoun is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 275,940. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bouïra Province, where 99 percent reside and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 1 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Merhoun
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