Meriah Surname
Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname
Meriah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,335 | 1:28,937 | 5,275 |
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Meriah (1,153) may also be a first name.
Meriah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meriah occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriah? popularity and diffusion
Meriah is the 252,790th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,656,579 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Meriah live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 86 percent live in Mahgreb. Meriah is also the 234,291st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,153 people.
The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,335 people, or 1 in 28,937. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sétif Province, where 51 percent reside, Mascara Province, where 15 percent reside and Tlemcen Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Algeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and France, where 5 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
- 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 Meriah
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