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

Mregi (Arabic: مريجي) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mregi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mregi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mregi are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 456,393. In Tanzania Mregi is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 95 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mregi is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

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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  • 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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