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 last name Merya (Hindi: मेरया, Marathi: मे-या, Oriya: େମଯଯ୍ର୍ା, Russian: Меря) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merya is the 322,008th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,454 people.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,120 people, or 1 in 684,880. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent live, Karnataka, where 1 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
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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