Meraja Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Meraja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 131 | 1:22,245 | 3,753 |
| Greece | 42 | 1:263,805 | 39,714 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Meraja (1,521) may also be a first name.
Meraja Demographics
Average Meraja Salary in
United States
$42,488 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meraja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meraja (Hindi: मेराजा, Marathi: मेराजा, Oriya: େମରଜା) is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meraja is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Meraja reside; 74 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Meraja is also the 199,038th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,521 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Albania, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 22,245. In Albania Meraja is most prevalent in: Durrës County, where 34 percent reside, Korçë County, where 29 percent reside and Tirana County, where 21 percent reside. Besides Albania Meraja exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 18 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.
Meraja Last Name Statistics demography
Meraja earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,488 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meraja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meraja in the Marathi language | ||
| मेराजा | meraja | - |
| Meraja in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରଜା | emaraja | 90 |
| େମଜର୍ା | emajara | 10 |
| Meraja in the Hindi language | ||
| मेराजा | meraja | 61.54 |
| मेराज | meraja | 23.08 |
| मेरजा | meraja | 15.38 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meraja
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