Meriç Surname
Approximately 19,576 people bear this surname
Meriç Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 19,557 | 1:3,979 | 562 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Meric (2,988), Merić (139), Merič (21), Méric (104) & Meríc (1) are calculated separately.
Meriç (4,780) may also be a first name.
Meriç Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriç Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meriç is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Meric, Merić, Merič, Méric or Meríc. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriç? popularity and diffusion
Meriç is the 27,461st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 372,269 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Meriç are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 98,905th most numerous first name globally, borne by 4,780 people.
This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 19,557 people, or 1 in 3,979. In Turkey Meriç is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 8 percent reside and Edirne Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 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 Meriç
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