Merigou Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Merigou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
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
The surname Merigou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻜﻮ) has its highest incidence in France. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mérigou. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merigou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Merigou reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,795,209. In France Merigou is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 62 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 38 percent are found. Outside of France this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merigou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merigou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﻜﻮ | mrykw | - |
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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 Merigou
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