Merije Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Merije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Merije (145) may also be a first name.
Merije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merije (Georgian: მერიჯე, Marathi: मेरीजे) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merije? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Merije reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 145 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Merije is primarily found in: Abia, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merije Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merije in the Georgian language | ||
| მერიჯე | merije | - |
| Merije in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीजे | merije | - |
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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 Merije
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