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 carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merij? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Merij live; 90 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 30 people.
The last name Merij is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 5,785,793. In Brazil Merij is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 30 percent live, São Paulo, where 22 percent live and Espírito Santo, where 19 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.
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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