Meriame Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Meriame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meriame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Meriame (2,551) may also be a first name.

Meriame Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meriame Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meriame (Georgian: მერიამე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meriame? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Meriame reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 145,878th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 2,551 people.

The last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 13 percent are found and Morocco, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merriame930/
Meriam925,647/
Mehriamed881/
Mariame8611,640/
Merriam865,961/
Moriame86292/
Meryame86137/
Miriame8671/
Meriama8653/
Meiriam8625/
Myriame8615/
Meriami863/
Merhiam861/
Meeriam861/
Meriamm861/
Mariamei8010/
Mearriam808/
Miriamie807/
Marihame802/
Meriamma801/
Meriamaa801/
Meirriam800/
Miriam773,943/
Myriam771,482/
Meryam771,043/
Meream7728/
Míriam779/
Merjam773/
Meriom770/
Merijamma751/
Merriamma751/
Mariami71446/
Mirriam71301/
Maryame71189/
Meryama71140/
Moriamé7184/
Miriama7114/
Miriami7113/
Mierjam717/
Merjama715/
Moryame713/
Mariamy713/
Mairiam712/
Mayriam712/
Merryam712/
Meryamj711/
Merieàm711/
Meryaam711/
Miriham711/
Moriamy711/
Muyriam711/
Miryame711/
Mirijam711/
Merream710/
Merriom710/
Mariamih6747/
Mairiama6725/
Merjamaa6723/
Maryameh6717/
Meeryama675/
Mmerioma674/
Mariamoi671/
Marihami671/
Maryamie671/
Meriheim671/
Meerjama671/
Merajham671/

Meriame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meriame in the Georgian language
მერიამეmeriame-
Meriame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡmryam68.18
ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪmryamh20.45
ﻣﺮﻳﻢmrym6.82
ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺔmryamt2.27
ﺃﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡamryam2.27

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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 Meriame
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