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 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
| 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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