Merigou Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Merigou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merigou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France371:1,795,209158,669
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537

The alternate forms: Mérigou (1) are calculated separately.

Merigou Last Name Facts

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

Merigou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻜﻮ) is most common in France. It may occur as a variant: Mérigou. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merigou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Merigou reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Merigou is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,795,209. In France Merigou is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 62 percent live and Île-de-France, where 38 percent live. Other than France this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérigou951/
Merigout93201/
Merigoux9399/
Merigous9312/
Meraigou931/
Merigo922,435/
Merigu9225/
Mereighou881/
Merreigou881/
Merigot86899/
Merigho865/
Merrigo864/
Merighu863/
Merigos861/
Mearigu861/
Merigaud80287/
Merigaux8013/
Mareigou809/
Mérigout803/
Maraigou801/
Merigaju801/
Mérigoux801/
Mereïgou801/
Merugu7727,532/
Marigo774,951/
Meriga774,394/
Marigu771,795/
Morigo77249/
Mirigo77249/
Meregu7722/
Mérigo7712/
Merugo775/
Merigó775/
Merygu771/
Merego771/
Morigu771/
Merigault7553/
Merrigott750/
Marigoh71628/
Miriogu7189/
Meiriga7163/
Marigau7132/
Meerugu7130/
Mearugu7130/
Merigha7111/
Mérigot7110/
Miriogo719/
Merigah717/
Merriga716/
Merughu715/
Meruguu714/
Meariga714/
Mariego714/
Mirigot714/
Meyrugu713/
Marigho713/
Meeriga713/
Maerugu713/
Morigau712/
Merigay712/
Muirigo712/
Morigho711/
Merigai711/
Meyregu711/
Meruggu711/
Mereugu711/
Merigas711/
Mheriga711/
Meriega711/
Mirigho711/
Mirigoh711/
Moriego711/
Moerego711/
Moraigo711/
Marihgo711/
Miriguey676/
Merigiya674/
Mérigaud674/
Meriggai671/
Meregott671/
Maregoue671/
Mmiriogu671/
Merighad671/
Merrigat670/

Merigou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merigou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻳﻜﻮmrykw-

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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 Merigou
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