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 last name Merij (Hindi: मेरीज, Marathi: मेरीज) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merij.
How Common Is The Last Name Merij? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Merij reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 5,785,793. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 30 percent reside, São Paulo, where 22 percent reside and Espírito Santo, where 19 percent reside. Besides Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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 Merij
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