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Where Does The Last Name Meriam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Meriam (Georgian: მერიამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻢ, Hindi: मरियम, Marathi: मेरीयम, Oriya: େମରିଆମ, Russian: Мэриам) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meriam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 85,409^th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,290,516 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Meriam live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 11,570^th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 86,494 people.

Meriam is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,703 people, or 1 in 26,342. Excluding Ethiopia Meriam is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Meriam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Meriam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meriam surname grew 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meriam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Meriam surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meriam earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.86% less than the national average, earning $43,292 CAD per year.