Merya Surname
Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname
Merya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,120 | 1:684,880 | 31,986 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Merya (1,454) may also be a first name.
Merya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merya (Hindi: मेरया, Marathi: मे-या, Oriya: େମଯଯ୍ର୍ା, Russian: Меря) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 322,008th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Merya are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Merya is also the 204,541st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,454 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,120 people, or 1 in 684,880. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merya in the Marathi language | ||
| मे-या | me-ya | 78.04 |
| मेय | meya | 14.4 |
| मेया | meya | 2.49 |
| मेरया | meraya | 2.13 |
| मोॅय | moeya | 1.07 |
| मे-्या | me-ya | 0.89 |
| मेरे | mere | 0.36 |
| माेय | maeya | 0.27 |
| मे-य | me-ya | 0.18 |
| मोेय | moeya | 0.18 |
| Merya in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଯଯ୍ର୍ା | emayayra | 55.56 |
| େମଯର୍ା | emayara | 33.33 |
| େମଯଯ୍ର୍ | emayayr | 11.11 |
| Merya in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरया | meraya | 40 |
| मेर्य | merya | 20 |
| मीरा | mira | 20 |
| मेर्या | merya | 20 |
| Merya in the Russian language | ||
| Меря | mera | - |
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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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- 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 Merya
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