Meryem Surname

69,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Morocco

Meryem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meryem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
Morocco2,8291:12,1871,759
Turkey771:1,010,66845,670
France101:6,642,272293,169
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
England81:6,964,757184,742
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Méryém (1) are calculated separately.

Meryem (520,451) may also be a first name.

Meryem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meryem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meryem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻢ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Méryém. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meryem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 69,155th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,015,969 people. Meryem is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Meryem live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meryem is also the 1,935th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 520,451 people.

The last name Meryem is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,185 people, or 1 in 23,309. Beside Ethiopia this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 39 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meriyem922,271/
Meryeme92580/
Mereyem9216/
Merhyem921/
Meryiem921/
Merayem921/
Méryém891/
Mereyeme864/
Meryemme861/
Meriyeme861/
Meriem8317,743/
Meryen831,451/
Maryem831,169/
Mergem83107/
Meream8328/
Miryem838/
Meraem832/
Meruym831/
Mereim831/
Moryem831/
Meriym831/
Merieme77460/
Merheim7799/
Meriyam7796/
Meryiam778/
Meryyam778/
Mereiem773/
Merayam773/
Meeriem773/
Merriem772/
Miriyem772/
Mehreem772/
Mereime772/
Maeriem772/
Merheem771/
Meriemm771/
Merawem771/
Merieàm771/
Meeryen771/
Mmeriem771/
Mahryem771/
Meraiem771/
Meryhen771/
Mereyam771/
Mereium771/
Merream770/
Meriyame71137/
Merrheim7176/
Meerheim7172/
Mierheim7130/
Mehrheim7110/
Meriemme712/
Mereyien711/
Merrieme711/
Meriheim711/
Merriyam711/
Mirzayem711/
Meeriyam711/
Mergen679,129/
Mariem672,650/
Merien67444/
Miriem6751/
Meraim6745/
Merjen6742/
Marjem6719/
Meroum6710/
Maryim679/
Myriem675/
Meruim673/
Meriemque672/
Meryyn672/
Moriem672/
Meroim671/
Morjem671/
Mireem671/
Mériem671/
Merryhene670/

Meryem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meryem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻳﻢmrym97.3
ﺍﻣﺮﻳﻢamrym2.7

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