Merja Surname
Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname
Merja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 837 | 1:3,482 | 632 |
| India | 205 | 1:3,741,782 | 103,944 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Merja (26,487) may also be a first name.
Merja Demographics
Average Merja Salary in
United States
$58,691 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merja (Hindi: मेरजा, Marathi: मेज, Oriya: େମଜର୍ା) occurs in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 326,350th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,398,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Merja live; 74 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 30,645th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 26,487 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Albania, where it is carried by 837 people, or 1 in 3,482. In Albania Merja is mostly concentrated in: Tirana County, where 75 percent reside, Durrës County, where 23 percent reside and Elbasan County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Albania Merja is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Merja Last Name Statistics demography
Merja earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.02% more than the national average, earning $58,691 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merja in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरजा | meraja | - |
| Merja in the Marathi language | ||
| मेज | meja | 66.67 |
| मेरजा | meraja | 33.33 |
| Merja in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଜର୍ା | emajara | 65.08 |
| େମଯର୍ା | emayara | 19.37 |
| େବଗ | ebaga | 12.7 |
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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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- 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 Merja
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