Meretskaya Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Meretskaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meretskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2091:689,58458,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Meretskaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meretskaya (Russian: Мерецкая) is most common in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meretskaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Meretskaya are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 689,584. In Russia Meretskaya is primarily found in: Stavropol Krai, where 27 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Meretskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Meretskaya surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Meretskaya last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

Meretskaya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Meretskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meretskaya in the Russian language
Мерецкаяmereckaa-

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