Meriss Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Meriss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Meriss (11) may also be a first name.
Meriss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meriss (Hindi: मैरिस, Russian: Мерисс) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meriss.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriss? popularity and diffusion
Meriss is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Meriss reside; 38 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 38 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Meriss is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
The surname Meriss is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 100 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meriss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meriss in the Hindi language | ||
| मैरिस | mairisa | - |
| Meriss in the Russian language | ||
| Мерисс | meriss | - |
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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 Meriss
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