Merniz Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Merniz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 559 | 1:69,108 | 11,278 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
The alternate forms: Mérniz (1) are calculated separately.
Merniz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merniz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merniz (Arabic: ميرنيز) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mérniz. For other possible spellings of Merniz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merniz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 549,848th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Merniz are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 69,108. In Algeria Merniz is most prevalent in: Mostaganem Province, where 50 percent reside, Blida Province, where 30 percent reside and Mila Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merniz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merniz in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرنيز | myrnyz | - |
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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 Merniz
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