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
The surname Merya (Hindi: मेरया, Marathi: मे-या, Oriya: େମଯଯ୍ର୍ା, Russian: Меря) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merya is the 322,008th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,287,788 people. The last name Merya is mostly 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 frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,454 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 1,120 people, or 1 in 684,880. In India Merya is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
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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