All over the world, מריים (Meryem 
, מריים 
) is a widespread feminine first name. The first name מריים is characteristic of Turkey, where it is a common female name, Morocco, where it is a common principally female, but very infrequently masculine name, and Tunisia, where it is quite a common principally girly, but scarcely boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Turkey, Morocco, and Algeria. Much less frequently, מריים is the last name as well as the forename.