Mregi Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mregi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mregi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mregi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mregi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mregi (Arabic: مريجي) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mregi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mregi is the 1,441,361st most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mregi reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mregi is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 456,393. In Tanzania Mregi is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 95 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent are found and Mara Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mregie9115/
Mredgie831/
Merengi831/
Mergi80238/
Mirgi80132/
Mresi8034/
Mrega8012/
Mragi8011/
Mrogi803/
Mrezi803/
Mrigi802/
Mreji802/
Mirenghi77134/
Merenghi7718/
Merengai7713/
Mirengai774/
Mergui731,051/
Mergie7360/
Mergit7332/
Mărgoi7329/
Mersei7328/
Mergis7313/
Mirzei7312/
Mirgai7310/
Mergip739/
Merghi737/
Mirghi737/
Mregea734/
Mirgit732/
Mergai732/
Merzei731/
Merggi731/
Mehrgi731/
Mirgis731/
Meržei731/
Mreiga731/
Mrresi731/
Mredzi731/
Mergiy731/
Mreesi731/
Mirsei731/
Mercei731/
Mergiz731/
Merenggai718/
Mirenge67862/
Mergist67164/
Mergits6772/
Merenge6770/
Mergais6754/
Meringi6754/
Mergaiz6752/
Merceij6745/
Miringi6737/
Merszei6730/
Mergier6729/
Mirggie6723/
Merzhei6713/
Mreiche6711/
Mirshei6711/
Mergies6710/
Mairgai679/
Merceis679/
M'Reije677/
Meirege672/
Mreijea672/
Merguid672/
M'Reiga671/
Mirseit671/
Mehrgui671/
Maijrgi671/
Mregher671/
Mreigaa671/
Merseis671/
Mrehege671/
Mirghiş671/
Mehrghi671/
Merchei671/
Mergiet671/
Merseiz671/
Mairege671/
Moirege671/
Mreedji671/
Mirghai671/
Merngai671/
Mairgie670/

Mregi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mregi in the Arabic language
مريجيmryjy-

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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 Mregi
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