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Where Does The Last Name Miriam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Miriam (Arabic: ميريم, Bengali: মিরিয়াম, Georgian: მირიამ, Marathi: िमरीअम, Oriya: ମିରିଆମ, Russian: Мириам) occurs most in Chad. It can be found in the variant forms: Míriam. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miriam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Miriam is the 116,854^th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,848,224 people. The last name Miriam is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Miriam reside; 20 percent reside in West Africa and 17 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 486^th most widely held first name on earth, held by 1,504,015 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Chad, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 20,166. Not including Chad Miriam exists in 100 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Miriam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Miriam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Miriam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Miriam surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Miriam surname are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Miriam earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $23,311,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.23% less than the national average, earning $35,281 USD per year.