Merna Surname
Approximately 1,407 people bear this surname
Merna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| United States | 289 | 1:1,254,183 | 88,515 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Merna (50,101) may also be a first name.
Merna Demographics
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Merna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merna (Arabic: ميرنانا, Hindi: मीना, Oriya: େମନର୍ା) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 275,753rd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,179,492 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Merna are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 52 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Merna is also the 18,462nd most frequent given name on earth It is held by 50,101 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Merna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merna surname grew 903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Merna last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.1% registered to vote for the party.
Merna earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $52,159 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merna in the Hindi language | ||
| मीना | mina | - |
| Merna in the Oriya language | ||
| େମନର୍ା | emanara | 50 |
| ରଣା | rana | 50 |
| Merna in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرنانا | myrnana | - |
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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 Merna
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