Meriama Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Meriama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 23 | 1:797,917 | 8,915 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Meriama (6,749) may also be a first name.
Meriama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meriama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪ, Oriya: େମରିଆମା) is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meriama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meriama is the 2,661,929th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Meriama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Meriama live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,456th most widespread first name internationally, held by 6,749 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 797,917. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 19 percent are found and Algeria, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meriama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meriama in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିଆମା | emari'ama | 75 |
| ବିେମରିଆମା | biemari'ama | 25 |
| Meriama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪ | mryamh | 60 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ | mryam | 34.44 |
| ﺍﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ | amryam | 1.11 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺔ | mryamt | 1.11 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﻪ | mrymh | 1.11 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meriama
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