Merif Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Merif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 is found most frequently in Uruguay. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merif.
How Common Is The Last Name Merif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Merif live; 74 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uruguay, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 110,702. In Uruguay it is most common in: Colonia Department, where 87 percent are found and Montevideo Department, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uruguay this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maerif | 91 | 335 | / |
| Merife | 91 | 22 | / |
| Meriff | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mearif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Merrif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mmerife | 83 | 31 | / |
| Meraife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merrift | 83 | 1 | / |
| Marif | 80 | 1,831 | / |
| Meriv | 80 | 329 | / |
| Merib | 80 | 262 | / |
| Meryf | 80 | 111 | / |
| Mirif | 80 | 7 | / |
| Morif | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meref | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merrittf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maarif | 73 | 18,879 | / |
| Mairif | 73 | 1,847 | / |
| Metref | 73 | 1,561 | / |
| Mahrif | 73 | 116 | / |
| Merhib | 73 | 110 | / |
| Maraif | 73 | 63 | / |
| Moraif | 73 | 14 | / |
| Marief | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mariff | 73 | 8 | / |
| Morrif | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mesref | 73 | 5 | / |
| Marrif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mearef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mohrif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meriev | 73 | 3 | / |
| Merefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Merhef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moriff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mehrib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhirif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merref | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maeref | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merivs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maruif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merziv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meredf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mujrif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meriph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miraif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muirif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maarief | 67 | 771 | / |
| Meyriev | 67 | 113 | / |
| Ma'arif | 67 | 100 | / |
| Mareiff | 67 | 31 | / |
| Maharif | 67 | 18 | / |
| Maareif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maariff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mehriev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Merziev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meriphe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merefhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myrioff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morriff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meiriev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marriff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maarrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairife | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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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