Merih Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Merih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 277 | 1:280,944 | 18,766 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merih (3,783) may also be a first name.
Merih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merih Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merih (Arabic: ميريه) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merih.
How Common Is The Last Name Merih? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merih is the 735,823rd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Merih are found; 51 percent are found in West Asia and 51 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 114,383rd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 3,783 people.
The surname Merih is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 280,944. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Antalya Province, where 29 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside and Tekirdag Province, where 18 percent reside. Barring Turkey it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merih in the Arabic language | ||
| ميريه | myryh | - |
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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 Merih
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