Merghany Surname
Approximately 3,684 people bear this surname
Merghany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Egypt | 1,159 | 1:79,323 | 7,119 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Merghany (19) may also be a first name.
Merghany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merghany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merghany occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Merghany click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merghany? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 123,832nd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,978,161 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Merghany are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Merghany is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 19 people.
The last name Merghany is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,520 people, or 1 in 14,885. Not including Sudan this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 31 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mergany | 93 | 4,480 | / |
| Merghani | 88 | 34,558 | / |
| Mirghany | 88 | 30 | / |
| Merghane | 88 | 6 | / |
| Meergany | 88 | 1 | / |
| Merganey | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mehrghani | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mearghani | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mairghany | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meirghani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mergghani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mergani | 80 | 14,027 | / |
| Mergane | 80 | 679 | / |
| Mergana | 80 | 20 | / |
| Mirgany | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mirghani | 75 | 54,420 | / |
| Mirghane | 75 | 23 | / |
| Mehrgani | 75 | 5 | / |
| Merzgane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mirghanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirgahny | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merganei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mergahni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merganis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merganez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehrgana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merzgani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mairghani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirghjani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmirghani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirghoney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirgani | 67 | 8,959 | / |
| Mirgane | 67 | 1,401 | / |
| Mergoni | 67 | 198 | / |
| Mirganj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirgana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merghany
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