Meryama Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Meryama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meryama (2,519) may also be a first name.
Meryama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meryama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meryama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪ) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meryama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Meryama live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb. Meryama is also the 147,016th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 2,519 people.
This surname is most frequent in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Barring Morocco it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeryama | 93 | 5 | / |
| Maryama | 86 | 2,191 | / |
| Meryame | 86 | 137 | / |
| Moryama | 86 | 94 | / |
| Meriama | 86 | 53 | / |
| Merjama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Meryamo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mereama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meryamj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maryamah | 80 | 11,052 | / |
| Maryamma | 80 | 61 | / |
| Merjamaa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Merjamah | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mairyama | 80 | 6 | / |
| Miryamma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meriamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meerjama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mereamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meriamaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maeriama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmaryamah | 75 | 15 | / |
| Maryammah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Maruiyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merijamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merriamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mairyamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mariama | 71 | 13,010 | / |
| Maryoma | 71 | 461 | / |
| Marjama | 71 | 159 | / |
| Moriama | 71 | 144 | / |
| Meriame | 71 | 31 | / |
| Märjama | 71 | 27 | / |
| Merjamo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Miriama | 71 | 14 | / |
| Maryamo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Meriamo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meriami | 71 | 3 | / |
| Miryami | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mereamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehrujjama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirjama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miryame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merijaisma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mariamma | 67 | 3,992 | / |
| Mariamah | 67 | 1,294 | / |
| Marjamaa | 67 | 733 | / |
| Morihama | 67 | 125 | / |
| Mgiriama | 67 | 89 | / |
| Märjamaa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mairiama | 67 | 25 | / |
| Marjamah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Meriamou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maryomah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mmerioma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marriama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mariamau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merjomaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marihama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maariama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meriamos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marijama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mereouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mariamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merriame | 67 | 0 | / |
Meryama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meryama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪ | mryamh | 48.53 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ | mryam | 47.06 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﻪ | mrymh | 1.47 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺔ | mryamt | 1.47 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺎ | mryama | 1.47 |
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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 Meryama
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