Last name מריים (Meryem 
, מריים 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The last name מריים is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, where it is quite a common surname, Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Tunisia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Morocco, Ethiopia, and Algeria. Much more prevalently, מריים is the forename as well as the last name.