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
Meridja is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Méridja. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meridja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meridja is the 229,425th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,126,583 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Meridja live; 71 percent live in North Africa and 71 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,250 people, or 1 in 30,905. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Sétif Province, where 22 percent reside, Tiaret Province, where 22 percent reside and Biskra Province, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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