Surname مريد (مريد 
, Mourid 
) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen مريد is habitual in Morocco, where it is quite a rare surname, Mauritania, and Egypt. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Morocco, Egypt, and Iran. Likewise, مريد is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| مريد | Iran, Sudan, Morocco, Egypt, Iraq |
| Mourid | Indonesia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania |
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شفيق مريد Afghan singer, AF (b. 1981) |
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