View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The last name Meria (Bengali: মেরিয়া, Marathi: मेिरया, Oriya: େମରିଆ, Russian: Мериа) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as: Méria. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 190,382^nd most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,287,120 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Meria are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 41 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Meria is also the 56,986^th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 11,142 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 8,980. In Papua New Guinea Meria is most frequent 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 surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

Meria Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meria has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meria surname rose 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 predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Meria last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political 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.