Merzougue Surname
Approximately 835 people bear this surname
Merzougue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 717 | 1:5,711 | 664 |
| Algeria | 113 | 1:341,872 | 31,467 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Merzougue (23) may also be a first name.
Merzougue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merzougue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merzougue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺯﻭﻙ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merzougue? popularity and diffusion
Merzougue is the 416,572nd most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,727,600 people. The surname Merzougue occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Merzougue live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Merzougue is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 717 people, or 1 in 5,711. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 27 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 20 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merzoughue | 95 | 20 | / |
| Merzogue | 94 | 2 | / |
| Merzougui | 89 | 21,635 | / |
| Merzougua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Merzoug | 88 | 30,186 | / |
| Merzzougui | 84 | 2 | / |
| Mmerzougui | 84 | 1 | / |
| Merzouguii | 84 | 1 | / |
| Merzoughui | 84 | 1 | / |
| Merzough | 82 | 1,011 | / |
| Merzouke | 82 | 24 | / |
| Merzague | 82 | 6 | / |
| Merzogui | 82 | 4 | / |
| Merzzoug | 82 | 4 | / |
| Meerzoug | 82 | 4 | / |
| Merzugui | 82 | 2 | / |
| M'Erzoug | 82 | 1 | / |
| Merzouqe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Merzougg | 82 | 1 | / |
| Merzog | 80 | 2 | / |
| Merzug | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Erzough | 78 | 17 | / |
| Merzouqui | 78 | 11 | / |
| Merzoucui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Merzeugui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Merzoukui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Merzouk | 75 | 14,595 | / |
| Merzouq | 75 | 684 | / |
| Merzuke | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mersoug | 75 | 3 | / |
| Merzuog | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mérzoug | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merzogh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merzoeg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mrezoug | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merzagui | 71 | 309 | / |
| Merzouck | 71 | 15 | / |
| Merzzouk | 71 | 6 | / |
| Merrzouk | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meerzouk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merchoug | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merzuk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Merzok | 67 | 14 | / |
| Merzag | 67 | 5 | / |
Merzougue Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merzougue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺯﻭﻙ | mrzwk | 86.43 |
| ﻣﺮﺯﻭﻕ | mrzwq | 13.12 |
| ﻣﺮﺯﻭﻛﻪ | mrzwkh | 0.45 |
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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 Merzougue
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