Merista Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Merista Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Merista (123) may also be a first name.

Merista Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merista occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merista.

How Common Is The Last Name Merista? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merista is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Merista are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merista is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 123 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 5,749,965. In Indonesia Merista is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 91 percent reside and Jakarta, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meriesta9312/
Maerista9311/
Meirista935/
Meyrista931/
Merita92552/
Marista86593/
Meriste86178/
Meirita86131/
Morista8680/
Meristo8671/
Meresta8650/
Meritha8634/
Meritta8615/
Mesrita8612/
Meritas869/
Merzita868/
Meritai866/
Meritah865/
Meyrita864/
Meritay862/
Mergita861/
Meraita861/
Merieta861/
Merrita860/
Maristha80198/
Marishta80146/
Mariesta8047/
Morishta805/
Mergiste802/
Merietta802/
Meritach801/
Merister801/
Miristea801/
Merito771,276/
Mirita77657/
Mereta77474/
Meryta772/
Marishtha751/
Merrietta750/
Mereuta714,658/
Mergeta711,611/
Meritei71943/
Meretta71254/
Mitrita71171/
Mairita71148/
Maresta71117/
Merryta7178/
Maristo7133/
Meritos7130/
Mayrita7128/
Mereste7127/
Merreta7123/
Misrita7122/
Merytha7122/
Meritto7119/
Meretaj7111/
Miritai7110/
Meirito718/
Meritoi718/
Miritas717/
Moristo717/
Meritoz717/
Miorita717/
Moresta715/
Miriste714/
Marizta713/
Mehrito712/
Meritoy712/
Mgereta712/
Miristi712/
Miraita711/
Marusta711/
Myristi711/
Mereeta711/
Merrito710/
Meiretha6725/
Marestha6725/
Myristis6721/
Merethah6720/
Metritos6715/
Marestay679/
Märestad675/
Metritou674/
Mereetta673/
Mehrheta671/
Miritsti671/
Merythad671/
Mirithai671/
Miristis671/
Myrister670/

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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 Merista
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