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
Meriya (Bengali: মেরিয়া, Hindi: मेरिया, Marathi: मेरीया, Oriya: େମରିୟା, Russian: Мерия) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 722,496th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Meriya live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 260,237th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 961 people.
The last name Meriya is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 2,303,500. In India Meriya is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 4 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meriya
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