Merisha Surname
Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname
Merisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Merisha (5,898) may also be a first name.
Merisha Demographics
Average Merisha Salary in
United States
$41,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merisha (Marathi: मेरीशा, Oriya: େମରିଶା) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merisha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 266,766th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,974,434 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Merisha are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 86,664th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,898 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Merisha Last Name Statistics demography
Merisha earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merisha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merisha in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିଶା | emarisa | - |
| Merisha in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीशा | merisa | - |
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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 Merisha
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