Merikhi Surname
Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname
Merikhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,885 | 1:20,494 | 3,762 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Merikhi (38) may also be a first name.
Merikhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merikhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merikhi occurs most in Algeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merikhi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 206,569th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,632,874 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Merikhi live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 38 people.
Merikhi is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,885 people, or 1 in 20,494. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Jijel Province, where 53 percent reside, Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 26 percent reside and Sétif Province, where 9 percent reside. Besides Algeria it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Merikhi
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