Merize Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Merize Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merize (55) may also be a first name.
Merize Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merize Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merize is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merize.
How Common Is The Last Name Merize? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merize is the 1,871,545th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Merize occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Merize are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 55 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,709,802. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 89 percent reside, São Paulo, where 8 percent reside and Rio Grande do Norte, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 8 percent reside and Algeria, where 5 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
- 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 Merize
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