Merzough Surname
Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname
Merzough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,008 | 1:4,062 | 486 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
Merzough (19) may also be a first name.
Merzough Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merzough Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merzough (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺯﻭﻙ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merzough? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 358,623rd most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname Merzough occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Merzough reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Merzough is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.
The surname Merzough is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,008 people, or 1 in 4,062. In Mauritania Merzough is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 29 percent live, Assaba Region, where 14 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Mauritania Merzough is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merzough Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merzough in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺯﻭﻙ | mrzwk | 62.7 |
| ﻣﺮﺯﻭﻕ | mrzwq | 36.9 |
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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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- 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 Merzough
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