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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 most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant: Méria. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

Meria is the 190,382^nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,287,120 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Meria are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 41 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 56,986^th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 11,142 people.

The last name Meria is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 8,980. In Papua New Guinea Meria is primarily concentrated in: Hela, where 89 percent are found, National Capital District, where 6 percent are found and Central, where 2 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

Meria Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Meria has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meria surname grew 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meria Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

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