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

The surname Meriam (Georgian: მერიამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻢ, Hindi: मरियम, Marathi: मेरीयम, Oriya: େମରିଆମ, Russian: Мэриам) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 85,409^th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,290,516 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Meriam live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meriam is also the 11,570^th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 86,494 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,703 people, or 1 in 26,342. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Meriam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meriam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meriam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Meriam last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.26% registered to vote for the 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.