Meraya Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Meraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 104 | 1:973,444 | 84,902 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Meraya (79) may also be a first name.
Meraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meraya (Hindi: मेराया, Marathi: मेरया, Russian: Мерая) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,491,356th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Meraya reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most widespread first name in the world, held by 79 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 973,444. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Eastern Visayas, where 67 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meraya in the Hindi language | ||
| मेराया | meraya | - |
| Meraya in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरया | meraya | 87.5 |
| मेराया | meraya | 8.33 |
| मेया | meya | 4.17 |
| Meraya in the Russian language | ||
| Мерая | meraa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meraya
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