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

Meria (Bengali: মেরিয়া, Marathi: मेिरया, Oriya: େମରିଆ, Russian: Мериа) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Méria. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 190,382^nd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,287,120 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Meria reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 56,986^th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 11,142 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 8,980. In Papua New Guinea Meria is most prevalent in: Hela, where 89 percent live, National Capital District, where 6 percent live and Central, where 2 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.

Meria Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meria has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meria last name grew 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meria Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Meria last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Meria earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning $20,057,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $39,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $52,985 CAD per year.