Merir Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Merir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Meříř (1) are calculated separately.

Merir (12) may also be a first name.

Merir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merir Come From? nationality or country of origin

Merir (Hindi: मेरीर्) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Meříř. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merir? popularity and diffusion

Merir is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Merir are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. Merir is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,438,592. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Médéa Province, where 67 percent live, Algiers Province, where 17 percent live and Naâma Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Algeria Merir exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merair91283/
Merier9168/
Merire9157/
Merrir9111/
Meritr912/
Merhir911/
Merior911/
Mierir911/
Merzier83456/
Meyrier83147/
Merrier83130/
Meurier83129/
Merhair8313/
Meirier8312/
Meherir832/
Merrirr832/
Mehrior831/
Meraire831/
Merrire831/
Merrair831/
Meirire831/
Maerier830/
Marir803,568/
Merer80785/
Morir80246/
Mirir8027/
Meříř801/
Meryr800/
Meurrier7728/
Mejrhirh775/
Merritrt771/
Merrirtt771/
Meurer7322,073/
Mehrer731,471/
Merere731,426/
Merger73954/
Maarir73617/
Merrer73489/
Meyrer73445/
Moerer73442/
Mahrir73311/
Meirer73171/
Morhir73137/
Mohrir7391/
Merzer7373/
Mierer7346/
Moreir7345/
Morrir7313/
Mesrer7311/
Merher7310/
Mereur7310/
Mirrir737/
Misrir736/
Marerr735/
Marirh734/
Mereer733/
Maerer733/
Meryre732/
Mirisr732/
Marair732/
Marrir732/
Mearer732/
Myrirr731/
Maruir731/
Mjrirh731/
Mirior731/
Merzjr731/
Morerr731/
Myrire731/
Mairir731/
Myreir730/
Morair730/
Marherr6738/
Morherr6737/
Merhere6718/
Maharir678/
Meurrer676/
Meahrer674/
Mehrear672/
Mohrerr672/
Merhert672/
Mirrior672/
Moerrer672/
Mairire672/
Mherere671/
Meyhrer671/
Marhoir671/
Mirirzz671/
Meureur671/
Mereere671/
Mhairir671/
Meirerz671/
Meuhrer670/

Merir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merir in the Hindi language
मेरीर्merir75
मेरीmeri25

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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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  • 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 Merir
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