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

The surname Meher (Bengali: মেহের, Georgian: მეჰერ, Hindi: मेहेर, Marathi: मेहेर, Oriya: େମେହର, Tibetan: མེ་ཧེར་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Meher is the 2,196^th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,163 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Meher are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Meher is also the 20,874^th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 43,183 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 231,845 people, or 1 in 3,309. In India Meher is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 91 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found and West Bengal, where 0 percent are found. Barring India Meher is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.

Meher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Meher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meher surname 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 holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meher surname are 5.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.7% being registered with the 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.