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
The last name Merisha (Marathi: मेरीशा, Oriya: େମରିଶା) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merisha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 266,766th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,974,434 people. The last name Merisha is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Merisha reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Merisha is also the 86,664th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,898 people.
This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Without taking into account Ethiopia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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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