Merdasa Surname
Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname
Merdasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Merdasa (3,930) may also be a first name.
Merdasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merdasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merdasa is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merdasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merdasa is the 267,807th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. The surname Merdasa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Merdasa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 111,663rd most common given name internationally, held by 3,930 people.
The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merdassa | 93 | 2,755 | / |
| Merdasi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Merdesa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mardasa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merdassi | 80 | 71 | / |
| Merdasse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mordassa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merdessa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mehrdasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meerdadshah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mirdashah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merdaci | 71 | 5,961 | / |
| Mardesa | 71 | 232 | / |
| Mardosa | 71 | 137 | / |
| Merdoza | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mirdadshah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merdaco | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mirdasy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mordosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merdegia | 67 | 1,281 | / |
| Merdache | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mirdasse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mirdaudshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merrdoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merdazco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mardahyza | 63 | 13 | / |
| Mirdassou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mierdegia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mardashou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mardoso | 57 | 20 | / |
| Mardeza | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mérdaci | 57 | 2 | / |
| Myrdaco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mardoza | 57 | 1 | / |
| Merdhoçi | 53 | 32 | / |
| Merdhoci | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mirdousi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mardozza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mardegia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mordeshai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Merdhoçii | 50 | 1 | / |
| Merdouchi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mhardouza | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Merdasa
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