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
Average Meras Salary in
United States
$33,121 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meras (Hindi: मेरस, Marathi: मेरस, Oriya: େମରସ, Russian: Мерас) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Merás or Méras. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meras? popularity and diffusion
It is the 126,999th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,038,474 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Meras live; 24 percent live in North America and 16 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 380,582nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 497 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 564 people, or 1 in 179,500. In The Philippines Meras is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 29 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 22 percent reside and Caraga, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines Meras occurs 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 incidence of Meras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meras last name increased 1,608 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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% being registered with 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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