Merith Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Merith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Merith (695) may also be a first name.

Merith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merith (Marathi: मेरीठ) occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Merith live; 32 percent live in Caribbean and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 313,557th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 695 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 179,372. In Jamaica it is most frequent in: Surrey County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Jamaica this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Merith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merith last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merith Last Name Statistics demography

Merith earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meridth9298/
Merrith9215/
Mereith9210/
Meerith925/
Meyrith923/
Meirith921/
Merieth921/
Merithd921/
Merit911,851/
Merridth8613/
Meriedth8610/
Mereidth869/
Merritth861/
Merrioth860/
Mearidth860/
Meritt831,016/
Merrit83734/
Meriot83695/
Meerit83212/
Merite83149/
Mereth83102/
Meriet8347/
Marith8343/
Morith8335/
Mergit8332/
Meridt834/
Mearit831/
Merait831/
Moerit831/
Meridh831/
Meurit831/
Meryth831/
Mirith830/
Merritt7773,044/
Mejrhit77239/
Meriste77178/
Mearite7755/
Merriot7754/
Meritte7740/
Marrith7724/
Merethe7712/
Merrite7710/
Merriet7710/
Marieth779/
Meredth777/
Meriott776/
Maraith775/
Meraits774/
Meretch774/
Meeriot774/
Mearitt772/
Merreth771/
Metritt771/
Maridth771/
Mhirith771/
Mereite771/
Merrait771/
Meriett770/
Meyrite770/
Mirieth770/
Morrith770/
Meiritt770/
Mearrit770/
Meroitt770/
Meeritt770/
Merid7317,733/
Meryt732,859/
Marit731,728/
Mirit731,390/
Meret731,238/
Morit731,224/
Mörit731/
Mérit731/
Merriott71985/
Merriett71352/
Merritte71312/
Mariedth7114/
Meiraitė714/
Merreite712/
Meiraitt712/
Meritova711/
Maerridt711/
Maerritt711/
Mearritt711/
Mheireth711/
Meiraite711/
Mehrzeit711/
Meredıth711/
Merrritt711/
Merrittt710/
Merreitz710/
Meredtth710/
Meariott710/
Marrieth710/
Mesret677,244/
Mehret674,155/
Merete673,775/
Meraid671,981/
Meried671,784/
Merget671,355/
Meuret671,297/
Moreth67863/
Mareth67698/
Mariet67632/
Merret67544/
Mhirit67383/
Marijt67258/
Maritt67160/
Morait67153/
Marait67145/
Merett67135/
Maroit67109/
Mereut6787/
Moriet6783/
Merhet6765/
Meyret6759/
Moritt6756/
Metret6755/
Miriot6740/
Merets6728/
Mériot6727/
Maruit6716/
Maarit6714/
Mereid6714/
Marrit6711/
Morrit679/
Mheret679/
Moerid678/
Mariët678/
Mirait678/
Merest677/
Mahrit675/
Mairit675/
Merzet675/
Mérite674/
Mieret674/
Moridh673/
Mayrit673/
Meerid673/
Misrit672/
D'Merritt672/
Marhit672/
Mirgit672/
Majrit671/
Maerid671/
Merhed671/
Merrid671/
Meriod671/
Mereht671/
Mharit671/
Moreit671/
Mirite671/
Mearid671/
Morhit671/
Mehrid671/
Meerjt671/
Miriet671/
Meroid671/
Miritt670/
Maridt670/
Meryts670/
Merreitte670/
Moruit670/

Merith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merith in the Marathi language
मेरीठmeritha-

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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
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  • 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 Merith
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