Marilyn Surname

227,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Marilyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marilyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9281:390,58134,314
New Zealand2941:15,4022,688
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Canada951:387,84834,448
Israel721:118,85613,107
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
England201:2,785,90397,972
France191:3,495,933219,029
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Márilyn (1) are calculated separately.

Marilyn (970,253) may also be a first name.

Marilyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marilyn (Arabic: مريلن, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻟﻴﻦ, Hindi: मैरी, Marathi: मॅरिलन) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Márilyn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marilyn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 227,044th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,078,089 people. The last name Marilyn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Marilyn reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 932nd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 970,253 people.

The last name Marilyn is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 390,581. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Marilyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marilyn last name are 9.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marilyn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.49% less than the national average, earning $35,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.94% less than the national average, earning $42,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marilyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marilyn in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻟﻴﻦmrlyn-
Marilyn in the Hindi language
मैरीmairi50
मेरिलिनmerilina50
Marilyn in the Marathi language
मॅरिलनmerilana13.79
मारीmari13.79
मेरीलीनmerilina10.34
मारीलीनmarilina10.34
मेरिलनmerilana6.9
मॅरीलीनmerilina6.9
मारीयानोmariyano3.45
मँरलीनmamralina3.45
मारीयाmariya3.45
मेरीलयनmerilayana3.45
मािरलीनmairalina3.45
मारोिलनmaroilana3.45
मॉरीलीनmorilina3.45
मारलेनmaralena3.45
मॅरीिलनmeriilana3.45
मेरीिलनmeriilana3.45
मारलीनmaralina3.45
Marilyn in the Arabic language
مريلنmryln-
مريلينmrylyn-
ماريلينmarylyn-
مارلينmarlyn-

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