Meriya Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Meriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 333 | 1:2,303,500 | 75,517 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Meriya (961) may also be a first name.
Meriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meriya (Bengali: মেরিয়া, Hindi: मेरिया, Marathi: मेरीया, Oriya: େମରିୟା, Russian: Мерия) occurs most in India. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriya? popularity and diffusion
Meriya is the 722,496th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Meriya live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Meriya is also the 260,237th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 961 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 2,303,500. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meriya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meriya in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीया | meriya | 68.42 |
| मेिरया | meiraya | 29.19 |
| मेरीयॉ | meriyo | 1.44 |
| Meriya in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरिया | meriya | 66.67 |
| मेरीया | meriya | 30.95 |
| भेरिया | bheriya | 2.38 |
| Meriya in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরিয়া | meriya | 60 |
| মেরীয়া | meriya | 40 |
| Meriya in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିୟା | emariya | 50 |
| େମରୀୟା | emariya | 33.33 |
| େମରିୟ | emariya | 16.67 |
| Meriya in the Russian language | ||
| Мерия | meria | - |
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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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- 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 Meriya
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