Mersa Surname
Approximately 2,491 people bear this surname
Mersa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Italy | 95 | 1:643,755 | 57,578 |
| Romania | 92 | 1:218,238 | 21,332 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Iran | 34 | 1:2,258,310 | 76,749 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Merša (10) are calculated separately.
Mersa (9,303) may also be a first name.
Mersa Demographics
Average Mersa Salary in
United States
$19,766 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mersa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mersa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mersa (Georgian: მერსა, Hindi: मेरसा, Oriya: େମସର୍ା) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Merša. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mersa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 172,670th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,925,550 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Mersa live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mersa is also the 64,304th most common first name globally, held by 9,303 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Apart from Ethiopia this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 4 percent live and Romania, where 4 percent live.
Mersa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mersa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mersa Last Name Statistics demography
Mersa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.19% less than the national average, earning $19,766 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mersa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mersa in the Georgian language | ||
| მერსა | mersa | - |
| Mersa in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरसा | merasa | - |
| Mersa in the Oriya language | ||
| େମସର୍ା | emasara | 66.67 |
| େମଷର୍ା | emasara | 33.33 |
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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 Mersa
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