Merisa Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Merisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 355 | 1:372,533 | 31,924 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Merisa (4,386) may also be a first name.
Merisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merisa (Bengali: মেরিসা, Marathi: मेरीसा, Oriya: େମରିସା) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merisa is the 735,823rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Merisa reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merisa is also the 104,219th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 4,386 people.
It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 372,533. In Indonesia Merisa is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 21 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 19 percent live and South Sumatra, where 19 percent live. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merisa in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরিসা | merisa | - |
| Merisa in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିସା | emarisa | 81.82 |
| େମରିଶା | emarisa | 18.18 |
| Merisa in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीसा | merisa | 54.55 |
| मॅरीसा | merisa | 18.18 |
| मेिरसा | meirasa | 18.18 |
| मेरीसाािन्सस | merisaainsasa | 9.09 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merisa
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