Merim Surname
Approximately 3,429 people bear this surname
Merim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Brazil | 139 | 1:1,540,103 | 51,247 |
| India | 137 | 1:5,599,017 | 134,774 |
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Merim (4,077) may also be a first name.
Merim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻢ, Marathi: मेरीम, Russian: Мерим) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merim is the 131,771st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,125,269 people. Merim is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Merim are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Merim is also the 109,071st most common first name on earth, borne by 4,077 people.
The surname Merim is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Merim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merim last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﻢ | mrym | - |
| Merim in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीम | merima | - |
| Merim in the Russian language | ||
| Мерим | merim | - |
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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 Merim
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