Mershaye Surname
Approximately 2,255 people bear this surname
Mershaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mershaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mershaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mershaye is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mershaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 187,580th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,231,728 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mershaye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mershay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Marshaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mersay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mirshayei | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mersaei | 80 | 43 | / |
| Marshay | 80 | 40 | / |
| Mirshay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mershai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marsaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mershey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mehrshahie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mirshayi | 75 | 43 | / |
| Mirshaei | 75 | 3 | / |
| Marshawe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Merzayee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mehrsaei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirsayei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirchaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehrshai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mershead | 75 | 0 | / |
| Marsay | 71 | 737 | / |
| Mersey | 71 | 214 | / |
| Morsay | 71 | 146 | / |
| Mercay | 71 | 88 | / |
| Merçay | 71 | 53 | / |
| Merscheid | 71 | 52 | / |
| Mersei | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mersai | 71 | 27 | / |
| Merjay | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mersee | 71 | 19 | / |
| Merzay | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mirshojae | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mersea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Merzae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merchea | 67 | 117 | / |
| Mergeay | 67 | 116 | / |
| Merjaya | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mirzaye | 67 | 64 | / |
| Merscheidt | 67 | 30 | / |
| Merszei | 67 | 30 | / |
| Merzaie | 67 | 29 | / |
| Marsayu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Meirschaut | 67 | 23 | / |
| Merschhaus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Merzhei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mirshei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Merchey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Marsawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Merzaei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Marshea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Merzhey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marzaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marshai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mehrsai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mercayo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mirshojaee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meursey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marshey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mirshojaie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marshau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merzaiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merzaee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mersije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marshei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirshai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirsoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mersaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merchai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mergeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mersiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merseiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirshaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merseis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merchei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morshej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marsaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mersija | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merrsey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merssie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merssey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mershaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis