Merji Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Merji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merji (65) may also be a first name.
Merji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merji (Hindi: मेरजि) is most common in Kuwait. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,736,881st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Merji reside; 37 percent reside in West Asia and 37 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Merji is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 65 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kuwait, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 97,454. Besides Kuwait Merji occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merji in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरजि | meraji | - |
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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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- 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 Merji
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