Meriama Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Meriama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meriama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

Meriama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪ, Oriya: େମରିଆମା) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meriama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Meriama reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,456th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 6,749 people.

Meriama is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 797,917. In Burkina Faso Meriama is mostly concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso Meriama exists 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meriama in the Oriya language
େମରିଆମାemari'ama75
ବିେମରିଆମାbiemari'ama25
Meriama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪmryamh60
ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡmryam34.44
ﺍﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡamryam1.11
ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺔmryamt1.11
ﻣﺮﻳﻤﻪmrymh1.11

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Footnotes

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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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