Merighe Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Merighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Merighe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merighe is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Merighe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merighe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merighe is the 1,491,356th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merighe live; 94 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Merighe is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 1,609,581. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 68 percent live, Paraná, where 32 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 1 percent live. Outside of Brazil Merighe is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Merighe Last Name Statistics demography

Merighe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merighed931/
Merige92426/
Merighi862,913/
Merhige86278/
Merigha8611/
Merigge863/
Metrige863/
Merigie862/
Mereghe861/
Meright861/
Merrige860/
Meriguet80895/
Merrighi8011/
Meriguez802/
Merigues801/
Merigesh801/
Meriga774,394/
Merigi77617/
Merege77297/
Morige77188/
Marige77124/
Meruge775/
Mirige771/
Merzoughe7545/
Meeriyage751/
Meriggi711,393/
Meirhaeghe71415/
Merigui71288/
Miraghe71161/
Meiriga7163/
Merhege7152/
Marighi7130/
Meerhaeghe7128/
Morigge7111/
Meregie7110/
Mirhige719/
Merriga716/
Merigis716/
Merouge716/
Moreghe715/
Marigie715/
Merhegi714/
Meariga714/
Meeriga713/
Mereghi712/
Morighi712/
Meirege712/
Marrige712/
Merigay712/
Maerege712/
Mheriga711/
Merryge711/
Merigai711/
Meirigi711/
Mearigi711/
Meriega711/
Merix6733/
Merzouge6732/
Metreger6716/
Mériguet6713/
Miriguey676/
Merex675/
Meriguis675/
Mereguer672/
Meriggai671/
Mereguez671/
Miriguez671/
Meroughi671/
Mariegge671/
Mareghey670/

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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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  • 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 Merighe
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