Merif Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Merif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merif (20) may also be a first name.

Merif Last Name Facts

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

Merif has its highest incidence in Uruguay. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merif? popularity and diffusion

Merif is the 2,979,664th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Merif live; 74 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Merif is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

Merif is most prevalent in Uruguay, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 110,702. In Uruguay it is most prevalent in: Colonia Department, where 87 percent are found and Montevideo Department, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Uruguay Merif occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maerif91335/
Merife9122/
Meriff912/
Mearif911/
Merrif911/
Mmerife8331/
Meraife831/
Merrift831/
Marif801,831/
Meriv80329/
Merib80262/
Meryf80111/
Mirif807/
Morif805/
Meref801/
Merrittf771/
Maarif7318,879/
Mairif731,847/
Metref731,561/
Mahrif73116/
Merhib73110/
Maraif7363/
Moraif7314/
Marief7314/
Mariff738/
Morrif736/
Mesref735/
Marrif734/
Mearef734/
Mohrif734/
Meriev733/
Merefe732/
Merhef732/
Moriff732/
Mehrib731/
Mhirif731/
Merref731/
Maeref731/
Merivs731/
Maruif731/
Merziv731/
Meredf731/
Mujrif731/
Meriph731/
Miraif731/
Muirif731/
Maarief67771/
Meyriev67113/
Ma'arif67100/
Mareiff6731/
Maharif6718/
Maareif679/
Maariff677/
Mehriev676/
Merziev675/
Meriphe673/
Merefhe671/
Myrioff671/
Morriff671/
Meiriev671/
Marriff671/
Maarrif671/
Mairife671/

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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
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  • 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 Merif
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