Merraj Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Merraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 48 | 1:60,709 | 7,385 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Merraj (13) may also be a first name.
Merraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merraj (Hindi: मेरराज) occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Merraj reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Merraj is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The surname Merraj is most prevalent in Albania, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 60,709. In Albania Merraj is most prevalent in: Dibër County, where 52 percent live, Tirana County, where 38 percent live and Lezhë County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Albania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merraj in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरराज | meraraja | - |
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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 Merraj
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