Merisia Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Merisia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merisia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3981:116,0309,816
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Merisia (386) may also be a first name.

Merisia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merisia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Merisia is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merisia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 717,442nd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. Merisia is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Merisia reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 441,020th most common first name internationally, held by 386 people.

Merisia is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 398 people, or 1 in 116,030. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 88 percent are found, Baringo County, where 12 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Merisia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metrisia9319/
Merisias932/
Maerisia931/
Meraisia931/
Merishia931/
Merisa92393/
Meraissia88878/
Medtrisia888/
Merisio861,902/
Merisha861,465/
Meirisa86334/
Mericia8676/
Marisia8653/
Merrisa8647/
Meyrisa8620/
Merisah8615/
Merisya8611/
Merisau8610/
Merissa868/
Morisia868/
Merisay866/
Meerisa864/
Mirisia864/
Merisat864/
Meresia862/
Merisaa861/
Merisad861/
Merraissia821/
Mericias806/
Meirisya804/
Meirisha803/
Meresiah803/
Meresias803/
Meerisha801/
Meriosio801/
Merishio801/
Merisooa801/
Morishia801/
Marihsia801/
Meriesha801/
Mereisah801/
Merishai801/
Meirisat801/
Merissio801/
Morrisia800/
Meresa7716,190/
Meriza77283/
Mirisa77123/
Meriso7721/
Merysa774/
Myrisa771/
Merrisach751/
Meressa716,779/
Meresha715,315/
Mericha71435/
Mirisau71196/
Marisya71158/
Maresia71110/
Meiriza71109/
Marusia7194/
Merisho7154/
Merizaj7139/
Mairisa7132/
Myrissa7125/
Merytsa7125/
Merizza7122/
Mericio7116/
Meresat7115/
Merecia7110/
Mericza719/
Mayrisa718/
Mirisha718/
Meretsa716/
Mirissa716/
Merisso715/
Merrysa714/
Mirisah714/
Myrisas714/
Merysha713/
Meyriza713/
Mirisio713/
Meresad713/
Merisuo713/
Merysah712/
Miricia712/
Mirisay711/
Mereesa711/
Mereusa711/
Mirisoa711/
Meresea711/
Merisoo711/
Mérisio711/
Mgeresa711/
Merisey710/
Merecias67484/
Marisyah6755/
Mairissa6742/
Mayrissa6734/
Marushia6733/
Marussia6722/
Mesresha6716/
Meirizza6713/
Marissya6711/
Miritsya678/
Mairisah678/
Mayrisya676/
Myrissas676/
Moroisya674/
Merechia674/
Miraisah673/
Mhirisau672/
Mereciaz672/
Mitritsa671/
Mareshia671/
Mairisay671/
Muiriosa671/
Mirishoi671/
Meredtsa671/
Maressia671/
Mirgissa671/
Mereseat671/
Merricha671/
Mirrissa670/
Merrisey670/

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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 Merisia
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