Merusa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Merusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India91:85,229,487684,495
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Merusa (432) may also be a first name.

Merusa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merusa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merusa (Hindi: मेरुसा, Marathi: मेरूशा, Oriya: େମରୁଷା) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merusa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Merusa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Merusa are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 412,918th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 432 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Merusa is primarily concentrated in: National Capital District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 39 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merusha924/
Merutsa922/
Mereusa921/
Mereutsa86822/
Meroussa8620/
Merautsa868/
Merhutsa863/
Marusa83909/
Merisa83393/
Merusi83255/
Merosa83151/
Meruza8348/
Morusa8341/
Meruso839/
Meruca835/
Meruja835/
Mirusa833/
Meruse833/
Merisha771,465/
Maruesa77456/
Meirisa77334/
Mahrusa77131/
Marusza77121/
Merucza7790/
Maruzsa7777/
Merrisa7747/
Marusha7746/
Merousi7731/
Merussi7727/
Mirutsa7719/
Maarusa7715/
Merisah7715/
Merisau7710/
Marusah7710/
Maerisa779/
Merutse779/
Merissa778/
Myrutsa778/
Marausa777/
Merouse777/
Merisay776/
Mirusah774/
Meerisa774/
Merusse774/
Mirusai774/
Merucia772/
Maruusa771/
Mirusad771/
Mirussa771/
Mehruja771/
Mereuse771/
Mairusa771/
Merauza771/
Merisaa771/
Marusai771/
Mirusha771/
Merosea770/
Mahrousa71263/
Mereutse7163/
Mahrusah7163/
Merousis7137/
Marusaha7119/
Maruscha7118/
Mirautsa7113/
Myrautsa7110/
Mireutsa717/
Myreutsa716/
Meruchai714/
Metrushi714/
Maruesah714/
Meirisha713/
Mereutsy713/
Myroutsa713/
Mirushad712/
Meerisha711/
Morushah711/
Maruisha711/
Marousai711/
Moroussa711/
Merzrosa711/
Meriesha711/
Metrouza711/
Merishai711/
Marushah711/
Marisa6717,416/
Maruza672,678/
Meriza67283/
Maruso67183/
Mirosa67174/
Morisa67126/
Mirisa67123/
Merosi6767/
Mitrushaj6754/
Meroso6737/
Meroza6732/
Merouzeau6727/
Meriso6721/
Merose6720/
Moruza6719/
Miruza6717/
Merroucha677/
Moruso676/
Merroussi675/
Meruzi674/
Marouseau674/
Meruce672/
Meroža672/
Mahruesah672/
Mierhouse671/
Meruše671/
Mehroudja671/
Mairoussa671/
Mahroussa671/
Mitrousai671/
Miruja671/
Mirushadh671/
Meruţă671/
Meroussis671/
Miruse671/
Merhauser670/

Merusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merusa in the Hindi language
मेरुसाmerusa-
Merusa in the Oriya language
େମରୁଷାemarusa-
Merusa in the Marathi language
मेरूशाmerusa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merusa
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