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 found most frequently in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriss? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meriss is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Meriss are found; 38 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 11 people.
Meriss is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Meriss is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 100 percent reside. Besides Russia Meriss occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
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
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- 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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