Meritam Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Meritam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Meritam (31) may also be a first name.
Meritam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meritam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meritam is found most in Estonia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meritam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Meritam live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most frequent in Estonia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 88,120. Besides Estonia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meritan | 86 | 172 | / |
| Meritom | 86 | 14 | / |
| Maritam | 86 | 11 | / |
| Meriçtan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Maritaim | 80 | 6 | / |
| Meritant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meritang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meritane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maritham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meritain | 80 | 0 | / |
| Merithan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meerutham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merithand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meriton | 71 | 139 | / |
| Maritom | 71 | 9 | / |
| Marutam | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maitritham | 71 | 6 | / |
| Miritan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Méritan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Myrestam | 67 | 55 | / |
| Marutham | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mereutan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Marutamm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meriston | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merriton | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Meretane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maruthamm | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mirritand | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mehrestan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Merestand | 63 | 1 | / |
| Merestant | 63 | 1 | / |
| Merystaine | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moretom | 57 | 7 | / |
| Mereton | 57 | 5 | / |
| Miriton | 57 | 4 | / |
| Meiryton | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mirestean | 50 | 114 | / |
| Mireştean | 50 | 32 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Meritam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis