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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་) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meher.

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

Meher is the 2,196^th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 29,163 people. Meher occurs mostly 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. It is also the 20,874^th most common given name in the world It is held by 43,183 people.

The last name Meher is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 231,845 people, or 1 in 3,309. In India it is mostly found in: Odisha, where 91 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside and West Bengal, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.

Meher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meher surname grew 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meher Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Meher last name are 5.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.