Merija Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Merija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merija (646) may also be a first name.
Merija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merija (Hindi: मेरीजा, Marathi: मेरीजा, Oriya: େମରିଜା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Merija reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Merija is also the 327,050th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 646 people.
The surname Merija is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 23,970,793. In India it is mostly found in: Manipur, where 66 percent are found, Telangana, where 25 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Albania, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merija in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरीजा | merija | - |
| Merija in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିଜା | emarija | - |
| Merija in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीजा | merija | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merija
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