Meridja Surname
Approximately 1,766 people bear this surname
Meridja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,250 | 1:30,905 | 5,675 |
| France | 488 | 1:136,112 | 20,841 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Méridja (1) are calculated separately.
Meridja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meridja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meridja occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Méridja. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meridja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 229,425th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,126,583 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Meridja are found; 71 percent are found in North Africa and 71 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 1,250 people, or 1 in 30,905. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Sétif Province, where 22 percent reside, Tiaret Province, where 22 percent reside and Biskra Province, where 21 percent reside. Not including Algeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meridja
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