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
The surname Merniz (Arabic: ميرنيز) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: 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 widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Merniz reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 69,108. In Algeria it is most common in: Mostaganem Province, where 50 percent are found, Blida Province, where 30 percent are found and Mila Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Algeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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