Merith Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Merith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Merith (695) may also be a first name.
Merith Demographics
Average Merith Salary in
United States
$30,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Merith Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merith in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीठ | meritha | - |
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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 Merith
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