Merben Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Merben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Merben (444) may also be a first name.

Merben Last Name Facts

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

Merben is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merben.

How Common Is The Last Name Merben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merben is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Merben live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Merben is also the 406,780th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 444 people.

The last name Merben is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merhben9213/
Mierben9211/
Merbeng920/
Marben83299/
Morben8399/
Myrben8319/
Merbin8311/
Mirben831/
Meruen831/
Merwen830/
Marbeen7719/
Marboen7713/
Merbina772/
Myrbøen771/
Merouen771/
Marbn7372/
Meerueng712/
Maharben711/
Merwin673,846/
Morbin67946/
Marbin67184/
Merwyn6739/
Meruin674/
Meerwn671/
Merwne671/
Mihrbin62255/
Mehrwin6214/
Mitruen623/
Hmeerwn622/
Merrwin621/
Mearwin621/
Meerwinck536/
Mirwin503/
Meruim503/
Mrewin501/
Merwim501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Merben
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis