Nerissa Forename
19,599th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 46,671 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island
Nerissa Forename Definition:
A Greek name, meaning: Of the sea.
Nerissa Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99% | 37,469 | 1:2,829 | 546 |
| United States | 100% | 3,466 | 1:104,598 | 4,585 |
| Jamaica | - | 847 | 1:3,404 | 638 |
| South Africa | 100% | 738 | 1:73,892 | 6,655 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 583 | 1:52,852 | 6,182 |
| Canada | 100% | 545 | 1:60,795 | 3,752 |
| Australia | - | 510 | 1:26,780 | 1,674 |
| England | 100% | 387 | 1:143,677 | 4,790 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 344 | 1:516,175 | 16,047 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 339 | 1:760,955 | 50,961 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 154 | 1:8,840 | 1,342 |
| Brazil | 100% | 129 | 1:1,660,745 | 37,197 |
| New Zealand | - | 85 | 1:53,365 | 2,835 |
| Guyana | 100% | 80 | 1:9,541 | 1,444 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 71 | 1:238,058 | 8,293 |
| India | 100% | 70 | 1:17,355,400 | 430,897 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 61 | 1:389,667 | 25,052 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 51 | 1:302,428 | 16,115 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Singapore | 100% | 37 | 1:169,920 | 8,215 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 36 | 1:3,099 | 585 |
| Grenada | 100% | 34 | 1:3,180 | 594 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 33 | 1:922,725 | 33,409 |
| China | - | 28 | 1:48,787,706 | 62,196 |
| Qatar | 100% | 28 | 1:84,629 | 9,711 |
| Hong Kong | - | 27 | 1:287,138 | 3,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 24 | 1:298,000 | 16,364 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 22 | 1:1,578 | 368 |
| Guam | - | 21 | 1:7,650 | 1,166 |
| Belize | 100% | 20 | 1:17,715 | 2,114 |
| Liberia | 100% | 20 | 1:220,603 | 7,624 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 20 | 1:9,717,884 | 69,757 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 19 | 1:9,359 | 1,306 |
| Spain | 100% | 19 | 1:2,448,946 | 12,647 |
| Panama | 100% | 18 | 1:217,031 | 8,112 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Wales | 100% | 16 | 1:193,394 | 3,524 |
| Ireland | 100% | 14 | 1:331,680 | 4,801 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 14 | 1:3,905 | 670 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Peru | 100% | 13 | 1:2,445,496 | 23,318 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 12 | 1:1,800,875 | 40,142 |
| Sweden | 100% | 12 | 1:821,492 | 17,584 |
| Thailand | 100% | 12 | 1:5,838,818 | 101,178 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 11 | 1:4,987 | 869 |
| Norway | 100% | 10 | 1:513,233 | 9,206 |
| Scotland | 100% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Finland | 88% | 7 | 1:783,312 | 7,794 |
| Honduras | - | 7 | 1:1,259,638 | 12,726 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 4 | 1:581 | 152 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Germany | - | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Russia | 100% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Lesotho | - | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Nicaragua | - | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Nérissa (1) are calculated separately.
Nerissa (93) may also be a surname.
Nerissa Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Greek name, meaning: Of the sea.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Sample size: 544 (2014)
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