Meritas Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Meritas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Meritas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meritas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meritas is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meritas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Meritas is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Meritas reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Meritas is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,215,958. In Greece Meritas is mostly concentrated in: Peloponnese, where 80 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 20 percent are found. Barring Greece it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merita | 92 | 552 | / |
| Meritasse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meirita | 86 | 131 | / |
| Meritha | 86 | 34 | / |
| Meritos | 86 | 30 | / |
| Merista | 86 | 28 | / |
| Meritta | 86 | 15 | / |
| Maritas | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mesrita | 86 | 12 | / |
| Merzita | 86 | 8 | / |
| Miritas | 86 | 7 | / |
| Meritai | 86 | 6 | / |
| Meritah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Meyrita | 86 | 4 | / |
| Moritas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Meritay | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meraita | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merieta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mergita | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merrita | 86 | 0 | / |
| Metritos | 80 | 15 | / |
| Moraitas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Meirista | 80 | 5 | / |
| Merietta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marithas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyrista | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meriteus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meritach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merito | 77 | 1,276 | / |
| Mirita | 77 | 657 | / |
| Mereta | 77 | 474 | / |
| Meryta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mariettas | 75 | 4 | / |
| Merrietta | 75 | 0 | / |
| Meritheus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mereuta | 71 | 4,658 | / |
| Mergeta | 71 | 1,611 | / |
| Meritei | 71 | 943 | / |
| Meretta | 71 | 254 | / |
| Mitrita | 71 | 171 | / |
| Mairita | 71 | 148 | / |
| Merryta | 71 | 78 | / |
| Meristo | 71 | 71 | / |
| Meresta | 71 | 50 | / |
| Maretas | 71 | 47 | / |
| Maritos | 71 | 45 | / |
| Maritaz | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mayrita | 71 | 28 | / |
| Merreta | 71 | 23 | / |
| Merytha | 71 | 22 | / |
| Misrita | 71 | 22 | / |
| Meritto | 71 | 19 | / |
| Meretaj | 71 | 11 | / |
| Miritai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Meirito | 71 | 8 | / |
| Meritoi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Meritoz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Miorita | 71 | 7 | / |
| Meretos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moretas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meritoy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mehrito | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgereta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marutas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Miraita | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mereeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Myrytas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merrito | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meiretha | 67 | 25 | / |
| Merethah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Metritou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maruthas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mereetta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mehrheta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merythad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirithai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miristea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marietos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Meritas
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