Mera Surname
Approximately 150,882 people bear this surname
Mera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 57,072 | 1:13,440 | 1,105 |
| Ecuador | 29,885 | 1:532 | 76 |
| Colombia | 14,483 | 1:3,299 | 569 |
| Peru | 7,132 | 1:4,457 | 730 |
| Spain | 6,636 | 1:7,045 | 871 |
| Mexico | 5,112 | 1:24,281 | 1,728 |
| Egypt | 4,119 | 1:22,320 | 2,571 |
| Japan | 3,967 | 1:32,227 | 3,076 |
| Chile | 2,684 | 1:6,564 | 723 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| United States | 1,842 | 1:196,775 | 19,390 |
| Romania | 1,736 | 1:11,566 | 1,497 |
| Argentina | 1,460 | 1:29,276 | 2,453 |
| Thailand | 1,358 | 1:52,016 | 6,160 |
| Albania | 1,223 | 1:2,383 | 412 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,132 | 1:9,216 | 789 |
| Philippines | 899 | 1:112,612 | 19,466 |
| Indonesia | 844 | 1:156,693 | 15,307 |
| Brazil | 825 | 1:259,484 | 9,978 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Vanuatu | 551 | 1:478 | 93 |
| Papua New Guinea | 520 | 1:15,680 | 1,530 |
| France | 490 | 1:135,557 | 20,736 |
| Venezuela | 432 | 1:69,917 | 2,992 |
| Pakistan | 410 | 1:435,717 | 7,935 |
| Haiti | 304 | 1:35,144 | 2,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Panama | 250 | 1:15,649 | 1,155 |
| Uruguay | 199 | 1:17,245 | 1,955 |
| Greece | 168 | 1:65,951 | 11,040 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| Canada | 112 | 1:328,978 | 30,038 |
| Cameroon | 110 | 1:188,810 | 19,696 |
| Iran | 103 | 1:745,461 | 38,299 |
| Turkey | 103 | 1:755,548 | 37,701 |
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| United Arab Emirates | 86 | 1:106,538 | 9,171 |
| Russia | 82 | 1:1,757,598 | 114,376 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Niger | 69 | 1:278,145 | 8,561 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Italy | 65 | 1:940,872 | 68,025 |
| Cuba | 62 | 1:185,850 | 4,109 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Marshall Islands | 23 | 1:2,253 | 529 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Jordan | 13 | 1:680,187 | 14,528 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Méra (16) & Merá (1) are calculated separately.
Mera (54,958) may also be a first name.
Mera Demographics
Average Mera Salary in
United States
$42,016 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mera (Bengali: মেরা, Georgian: მერა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍ, Hindi: मेरा, Marathi: मेरा, Oriya: େମର, Russian: Мера, Tibetan: མི་ར་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Méra or Merá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mera? popularity and diffusion
Mera is the 3,728th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 48,300 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Mera are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mera is also the 17,056th most common first name globally, borne by 54,958 people.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 57,072 people, or 1 in 13,440. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 96 percent live, Telangana, where 2 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 128 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 20 percent live and Colombia, where 10 percent live.
Mera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mera surname increased 3,122 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mera surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Mera surname are 36.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.69% registered with the party.
The amount Mera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.46% less than the national average, earning 192,223 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,254 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.76% less than the national average, earning R 36,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $21,590,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $49,382 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mera in the Georgian language | ||
| მერა | mera | - |
| Mera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺍ | mra | - |
| Mera in the Tibetan language | ||
| མི་ར་ | mira | - |
| Mera in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरा | mera | 96.69 |
| मेऱा | mera | 1.32 |
| मेर | mera | 1.32 |
| मॅरा | mera | 0.66 |
| Mera in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরা | mera | 80 |
| মীরা | mira | 20 |
| Mera in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरा | mera | 64.52 |
| मीरा | mira | 31.27 |
| मेड़ा | mera | 1.74 |
| मिरा | mira | 0.5 |
| भेरा | bhera | 0.5 |
| मोरा | mora | 0.25 |
| मेडा | meda | 0.25 |
| मॆरा | mera | 0.25 |
| Mera in the Oriya language | ||
| େମର | emara | 44.9 |
| େମରା | emara | 40.82 |
| େମେହର | emehara | 6.12 |
| ରଣା | rana | 2.04 |
| ମୀରା | mira | 2.04 |
| ମିରା | mira | 2.04 |
| Mera in the Russian language | ||
| Мера | mera | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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