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Where Does The Last Name Meher Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meher (Bengali: মেহের, Georgian: მეჰერ, Hindi: मेहेर, Marathi: मेहेर, Oriya: େମେହର, Tibetan: མེ་ཧེར་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meher? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,196^th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,163 people. Meher is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Meher live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Meher is also the 20,874^th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 43,183 people.

The surname Meher is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 231,845 people, or 1 in 3,309. In India Meher is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 91 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside and West Bengal, where 0 percent reside. Aside from India Meher exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.

Meher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meher Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Meher are 5.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $55,430 CAD per year.