Merssa Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Merssa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Merssa (45) may also be a first name.
Merssa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merssa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merssa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺻﺎ) is most common in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Merssa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merssa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Merssa live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Merssa is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 45 people.
It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Beside Ethiopia Merssa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
Merssa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Merssa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merssa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merssa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺻﺎ | mrsa | - |
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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 Merssa
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