Merij Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Merij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merij (30) may also be a first name.
Merij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merij (Hindi: मेरीज, Marathi: मेरीज) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merij? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merij is the 3,055,934th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Merij occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Merij live; 90 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Luso-South America. Merij is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 5,785,793. In Brazil Merij is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 30 percent reside, São Paulo, where 22 percent reside and Espírito Santo, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merij in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरीज | merija | - |
| Merij in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीज | merija | 66.67 |
| मॅिरज | meiraja | 16.67 |
| मॅरीज | merija | 16.67 |
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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 Merij
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