Nerissa Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Nerissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Nerissa (46,671) may also be a first name.
Nerissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nerissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nerissa (Marathi: नेरीसा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nerissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,931,261st most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Nerissa is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Nerissa live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 19,599th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 46,671 people.
The surname Nerissa is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 2,495,268. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 74 percent live and Aceh, where 26 percent live. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nerissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nerissa in the Marathi language | ||
| नेरीसा | nerisa | 80 |
| नेरीस | nerisa | 20 |
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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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- 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 Nerissa
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