Meressa Surname
Approximately 6,779 people bear this surname
Meressa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,761 | 1:14,428 | 2,030 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Meressa (13,020) may also be a first name.
Meressa Demographics
Average Meressa Salary in
United States
$32,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meressa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meressa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meressa occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meressa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 72,688th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,075,018 people. Meressa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meressa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 51,222nd most numerous forename internationally, held by 13,020 people.
It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,761 people, or 1 in 14,428. Beside Ethiopia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Meressa Last Name Statistics demography
Meressa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.
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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 Meressa
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