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) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Merije.
How Common Is The Last Name Merije? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Merije are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 766,399th most common first name world-wide, borne by 145 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Merije is primarily found in: Abia, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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