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 found most in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merisha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 266,766th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. The last name 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 common given name at a global level. It is borne by 5,898 people.
The surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Excluding Ethiopia Merisha occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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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