Merida Surname
Approximately 73,793 people bear this surname
Merida Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 33,975 | 1:473 | 80 |
| Mexico | 14,923 | 1:8,318 | 922 |
| Bolivia | 6,464 | 1:1,642 | 316 |
| Spain | 5,189 | 1:9,010 | 1,070 |
| Philippines | 3,366 | 1:30,077 | 4,330 |
| United States | 3,039 | 1:119,269 | 12,781 |
| Venezuela | 1,988 | 1:15,193 | 1,222 |
| Argentina | 982 | 1:43,527 | 3,669 |
| Cuba | 551 | 1:20,912 | 1,292 |
| Brazil | 505 | 1:423,910 | 16,105 |
| Chile | 456 | 1:38,633 | 1,922 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Algeria | 290 | 1:133,212 | 18,129 |
| Peru | 227 | 1:140,018 | 7,690 |
| Colombia | 202 | 1:236,505 | 5,284 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Uruguay | 155 | 1:22,140 | 2,562 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| Panama | 107 | 1:36,563 | 1,993 |
| Russia | 86 | 1:1,675,849 | 110,706 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| El Salvador | 32 | 1:198,246 | 2,059 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Honduras | 14 | 1:629,746 | 3,754 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:577,226 | 39,167 |
The alternate forms: Mérida (664) & Mèrida (21) are calculated separately.
Merida (26,190) may also be a first name.
Merida Demographics
Average Male Merida Height
170.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Merida Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merida Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merida (Arabic: ماريدا, Georgian: მერიდა, Oriya: େମରିଦା, Russian: Мерида) is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Mérida or Mèrida. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merida? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merida is the 7,686th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 98,757 people. The last name Merida is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Merida are found; 46 percent are found in Central America and 46 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Merida is also the 30,882nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 26,190 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Guatemala, where it is carried by 33,975 people, or 1 in 473. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Huehuetenango Department, where 32 percent reside, San Marcos Department, where 29 percent reside and Guatemala Department, where 13 percent reside. Beside Guatemala it is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and Bolivia, where 9 percent reside.
Merida Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merida has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merida last name rose 3,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merida Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Merida last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Merida are 43.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.66% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Merida earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,457 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $24,155,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning $38,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.07% less than the national average, earning $44,181 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merida Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merida in the Georgian language | ||
| მერიდა | merida | - |
| Merida in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିଦା | emarida | - |
| Merida in the Russian language | ||
| Мерида | merida | - |
| Merida in the Arabic language | ||
| ماريدا | maryda | - |
| ميريدا | myryda | - |
| مريدا | mryda | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merida
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