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 last name Meraya (Hindi: मेराया, Marathi: मेरया, Russian: Мерая) occurs most in The Philippines. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Meraya live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Meraya is also the 1,083,225th most widely held first name globally, borne by 79 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 973,444. In The Philippines Meraya is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 67 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Meraya exists in 5 countries. It is also found 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 | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis