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Where Does The Last Name Meri Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meri (Bengali: মেরী, Georgian: მერი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻱ, Hindi: मेरी, Marathi: मेरी, Oriya: େମରୀ, Russian: Мэри, Tibetan: མེ་རི་) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Méri or Merí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meri? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 21,720^th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 290,874 people. Meri is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Meri are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 17 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meri is also the 4,660^th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 224,909 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 4,258 people, or 1 in 9,168. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaabong District, where 53 percent reside, Moroto District, where 15 percent reside and Otuke District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 93 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Meri Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meri has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meri surname grew 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meri Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Christian (89%) in Kenya, Christian (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Meri are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 48.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,771 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.97% less than the national average, earning R 45,228 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $23,965,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.43% less than the national average, earning $35,197 USD per year.