Meresa Surname

32,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Meresa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meresa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia16,0981:6,060964
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Meresa (51,837) may also be a first name.

Meresa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meresa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Meresa (Bengali: মেরেসা, Marathi: मेरेसा, Oriya: େମେରସା) is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meresa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meresa is the 32,822nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 450,126 people. The last name Meresa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Meresa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meresa is also the 17,928th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 51,837 people.

The surname Meresa is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16,098 people, or 1 in 6,060. Beside Ethiopia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Meresa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meresa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.65% less than the national average, earning $20,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,607 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meressa926,779/
Meresha925,315/
Meresca92122/
Maeresa9259/
Meresat9215/
Meretsa926/
Meresad923/
Meresia922/
Mereesa921/
Mereusa921/
Meresea921/
Mgeresa921/
Mesresha8616/
Meredtsa861/
Meriesha861/
Mereisah861/
Mereseat861/
Miresa831,949/
Mereso83414/
Merisa83393/
Maresa83158/
Merosa83151/
Merese8332/
Merasa8328/
Mereja8325/
Meresy8315/
Mereza8314/
Moresa8312/
Merysa834/
Mereca834/
Meresse772,947/
Merisha771,465/
Miressa771,290/
Moressa77645/
Maressa77434/
Merisia77407/
Merisca77350/
Merezha77344/
Meirisa77334/
Meerasa77185/
Mariesa77103/
Mareesa77103/
Meresso7790/
Meresyi7778/
Mheresi7767/
Meresis7759/
Meresei7752/
Merrisa7747/
Maresha7734/
Mehrasa7726/
Merytsa7725/
Meyrisa7720/
Meresho7718/
Moresea7718/
Mahresa7718/
Meressi7717/
Merisah7715/
Merezas7714/
Meretse7713/
Merassa7712/
Mayresa7711/
Mhereza7711/
Mgereza7710/
Merisau7710/
Merecia7710/
Mehreja779/
Maerisa779/
Meresie779/
Maraesa779/
Meresiy778/
Merissa778/
Meresco777/
Meireza777/
Maerasa777/
Meresit777/
Merasah776/
Merisay776/
Metrese775/
Metreja775/
Mereset775/
Merrysa774/
Meerisa774/
Meyreza774/
Merisat774/
Merysha773/
Maereza773/
Moresha773/
Meireja773/
Marresa773/
Mereses773/
Merezia773/
Merysah772/
Miresha772/
Moraesa772/
Merasha772/
Merhasa772/
Mairesa771/
Mearese771/
Mareasa771/
Maresea771/
Meresee771/
Meretsi771/
Mereuse771/
Morresa771/
Merezga771/
Maresau771/
Merasaa771/
Merecha771/
Meregia771/
Merexse771/
Merezza771/
Mereșca771/
Merices771/
Merieza771/
Merisaa771/
Merisad771/
Mereisi771/
Merecah771/
Merêces771/
Merreza771/
Mirgesa771/
Mmeresi771/
Mereces771/
Moresay770/
Mereser770/
Merosea770/
Meresiet712,415/
Merecias71484/
Maraessa7193/
Meerasha7172/
Meriches7152/
Mehrassa7139/
Mareshaj7123/
Maroesha7112/
Mareesha7110/
Mariesha716/
Merijeau714/
Mereseit714/
Meirisha713/
Mariessa713/
Merashah713/
Merashaj713/
Mereciaz712/
Mehrasha712/
Moroesha712/
Mereitsy712/
Maaresha711/
Meerisha711/
Metreshe711/
Meregiah711/
Mereseth711/
Meresier711/
Merisooa711/
Moreasha711/
Moreseau711/
Meraisia711/
Mareseau711/
Mairessa711/
Moreisau711/
Miressah711/
Mehrresi711/
Meressoo711/
Meressey711/
Marhesha711/
Mareshsa711/
Mereshet711/
Merresho711/
Merishai711/
Meirisat711/
Mehrreza711/
Mereschi711/
Meresses711/
Morresay710/
Mareshah710/
Merechau710/
Marisa6717,416/
Meraza674,680/
Marasa671,857/
Merejo671,734/
Merica671,308/
Mereci67958/
Morasa67873/
Merisi67638/
Moreso67628/
Merise67484/
Marosa67411/
Merysi67295/
Meriza67283/
Mareza67237/
Merice67204/
Mirosa67174/
Mirasa67134/
Morisa67126/
Mirisa67123/
Morosa67113/
Merize6798/
Mareso6777/
Maresceau6769/
Merija6760/
Mireja6750/
Merazo6749/
Meroso6737/
Moreza6735/
Meroza6732/
Meriso6721/
Mireca6712/
Meryse678/
Mehrrezai678/
Mireza676/
Merecy675/
Mereco675/
Merisy674/
Meraso674/
Merezy674/
Methreasi673/
Mirese673/
Merece672/
Merezi672/
Mereze672/
Meroža672/
Myrese671/
Mareshsha671/
Merrisach671/
Merryshea671/
Maareesha671/
Myrisa671/
Myreza671/
Merrecess670/

Meresa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meresa in the Bengali language
মেরেসাmeresa-
Meresa in the Oriya language
େମେରସାemerasa-
Meresa in the Marathi language
मेरेसाmeresa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meresa
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