Meryem Surname
Approximately 7,173 people bear this surname
Meryem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,185 | 1:23,309 | 2,960 |
| Morocco | 2,829 | 1:12,187 | 1,759 |
| Turkey | 77 | 1:1,010,668 | 45,670 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
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 surname Meryem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻢ) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may occur as a variant: Méryém. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meryem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 69,155th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,015,969 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Meryem are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,935th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 520,451 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,185 people, or 1 in 23,309. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 39 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriyem | 92 | 2,271 | / |
| Meryeme | 92 | 580 | / |
| Mereyem | 92 | 16 | / |
| Merhyem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meryiem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merayem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Méryém | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mereyeme | 86 | 4 | / |
| Meryemme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meriyeme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meriem | 83 | 17,743 | / |
| Meryen | 83 | 1,451 | / |
| Maryem | 83 | 1,169 | / |
| Mergem | 83 | 107 | / |
| Meream | 83 | 28 | / |
| Miryem | 83 | 8 | / |
| Meraem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meruym | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mereim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moryem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meriym | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merieme | 77 | 460 | / |
| Merheim | 77 | 99 | / |
| Meriyam | 77 | 96 | / |
| Meryiam | 77 | 8 | / |
| Meryyam | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mereiem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Merayam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Meeriem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Merriem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Miriyem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mehreem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mereime | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maeriem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Merheem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meriemm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merawem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merieàm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meeryen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmeriem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahryem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meraiem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meryhen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mereyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mereium | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merream | 77 | 0 | / |
| Meriyame | 71 | 137 | / |
| Merrheim | 71 | 76 | / |
| Meerheim | 71 | 72 | / |
| Mierheim | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mehrheim | 71 | 10 | / |
| Meriemme | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mereyien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merrieme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meriheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merriyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirzayem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meeriyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mergen | 67 | 9,129 | / |
| Mariem | 67 | 2,650 | / |
| Merien | 67 | 444 | / |
| Miriem | 67 | 51 | / |
| Meraim | 67 | 45 | / |
| Merjen | 67 | 42 | / |
| Marjem | 67 | 19 | / |
| Meroum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maryim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Myriem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meruim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meriemque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meryyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moriem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meroim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morjem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mireem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mériem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merryhene | 67 | 0 | / |
Meryem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meryem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﻢ | mrym | 97.3 |
| ﺍﻣﺮﻳﻢ | amrym | 2.7 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meryem
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