Meriyam Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Meriyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Meriyam (1,711) may also be a first name.
Meriyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meriyam (Bengali: মেরিয়াম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ, Hindi: मेरियम, Marathi: मेिरयम, Oriya: େମରିୟମ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Meriyam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Meriyam live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Meriyam is also the 185,659th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 1,711 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 46 percent live, Jharkhand, where 15 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meriyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meriyam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ | mryam | - |
| Meriyam in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরিয়াম | meriyama | - |
| Meriyam in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरियम | meriyama | 89.47 |
| मेरीयम | meriyama | 10.53 |
| Meriyam in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିୟମ | emariyama | 49.12 |
| େମରିୟାମ | emariyama | 30.7 |
| େମରୀୟାମ | emariyama | 7.02 |
| େମରୀୟମ | emariyama | 6.14 |
| େମରିୟମ୍ | emariyam | 3.51 |
| େମରିୟାମ୍ | emariyam | 1.75 |
| େମରିଆମ | emari'ama | 0.88 |
| ମାରିୟାମ | mariyama | 0.88 |
| Meriyam in the Marathi language | ||
| मेिरयम | meirayama | 38.1 |
| मेरीयम | meriyama | 38.1 |
| मॅिरयम | meirayama | 9.52 |
| मॅरीयम | meriyama | 4.76 |
| मारीया | mariya | 4.76 |
| मेरीयाम | meriyama | 4.76 |
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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
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