Mersha Surname
Approximately 53,062 people bear this surname
Mersha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 52,801 | 1:1,847 | 328 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Mersha (111,427) may also be a first name.
Mersha Demographics
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Mersha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mersha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mersha (Arabic: ميرشا, Russian: Мерша) is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mersha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,587th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,340 people. The last name Mersha is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mersha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mersha is also the 9,227th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 111,427 people.
It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 52,801 people, or 1 in 1,847. Outside of Ethiopia this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Mersha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mersha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mersha last name increased 2,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mersha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mersha surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Mersha earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.31% less than the national average, earning $32,639 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mersha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mersha in the Russian language | ||
| Мерша | mersa | - |
| Mersha in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرشا | myrsha | - |
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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 Mersha
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