Surname Meriyam (Meriyam 
, Мериям 
) , around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Meriyam is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare surname, Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, and Morocco, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and India. Likewise, Meriyam is the forename as well as the last name.