Meras Surname
Approximately 3,575 people bear this surname
Meras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 564 | 1:179,500 | 28,912 |
| Mexico | 456 | 1:272,207 | 6,427 |
| United States | 402 | 1:901,639 | 67,958 |
| Algeria | 305 | 1:126,661 | 17,491 |
| France | 299 | 1:222,150 | 34,463 |
| India | 290 | 1:2,645,053 | 82,860 |
| Bolivia | 240 | 1:44,235 | 2,541 |
| Spain | 193 | 1:242,239 | 15,671 |
| Honduras | 188 | 1:46,896 | 1,215 |
| Turkey | 122 | 1:637,881 | 33,648 |
| Argentina | 105 | 1:407,080 | 31,114 |
| Greece | 92 | 1:120,432 | 20,231 |
| Cuba | 63 | 1:182,900 | 4,072 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Merás (13) & Méras (3) are calculated separately.
Meras (497) may also be a first name.
Meras Demographics
Meras Political Affiliation
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Meras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meras Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meras (Hindi: मेरस, Marathi: मेरस, Oriya: େମରସ, Russian: Мерас) is found most in The Philippines. It can occur as: Merás or Méras. For other potential spellings of Meras click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meras? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meras is the 126,999th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,038,474 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Meras are found; 24 percent are found in North America and 16 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 380,582nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 497 people.
It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 564 people, or 1 in 179,500. In The Philippines Meras is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 29 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 22 percent reside and Caraga, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Meras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meras last name expanded 1,608 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meras last name are 39.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.59% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meras earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 73.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,696 per year; in United States they earn 23.24% less than the national average, earning $33,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.01% more than the national average, earning $80,489 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meras in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରସ | emarasa | - |
| Meras in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरस | merasa | 80 |
| मेरास | merasa | 20 |
| Meras in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरस | merasa | 66.67 |
| मेरास | merasa | 16.67 |
| मेऱास | merasa | 16.67 |
| Meras in the Russian language | ||
| Мерас | meras | - |
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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 Meras
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