Marlin Surname

40,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

Marlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0711:51,2606,179
Indonesia1,9391:68,2057,358
France1,8001:36,9024,545
Saint Martin5081:6926
Canada2931:125,75313,150
Australia2151:125,56113,746
England1271:438,72529,288
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Austria641:133,05418,198
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
India571:13,457,287231,997
Jamaica491:58,5703,174
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Aruba371:2,797396
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Guatemala231:699,2465,163
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Wales101:309,45316,869
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Anguilla51:2,687256
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
China51:273,464,31313,838
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Curaçao41:39,312638
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
Scotland371:101,1685,037
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5801:31,7843,826

The alternate forms: Märlin (2) are calculated separately.

Marlin (72,206) may also be a first name.

Marlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marlin (Arabic: مارلن, Bengali: মার্লিন, Hindi: मर्लिन, Marathi: मल, Oriya: ମଲିର୍ନ, Russian: Марлин) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Märlin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marlin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 40,163rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 557,920 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Marlin are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Marlin is also the 13,525th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 72,206 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,071 people, or 1 in 51,260. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Marlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marlin last name increased 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (59%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Marlin are 7.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.9% registered with the party.

The amount Marlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.9% more than the national average, earning R 444,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $21,063,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.36% more than the national average, earning $44,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Märlin942/
Marlina92141,362/
Marling922,271/
Marlien92123/
Marglin92122/
Marzlin9277/
Marlhin9231/
Maarlin9213/
Marlion9213/
Marllin923/
Marhlin921/
Marlint921/
Marlind921/
Marlijn921/
Marlinn921/
Mearlin920/
Maerlin920/
Marln912/
Maarlina8644/
Mahrling8639/
Marrlina8632/
Marllina8624/
Marillin8619/
Mearling869/
Maharlin864/
Marellin861/
Marllink860/
Marlling860/
Mayrling860/
Marlinck860/
Merlin8333,556/
Morlin831,168/
Marlen831,029/
Marlim83158/
Mörlin83153/
Marlyn83129/
Marlne834/
Maryln833/
Mariln833/
Marlèn831/
Marillion8011/
Marlinova809/
Marzellin808/
Marlinová801/
Marlingue801/
Marlene771,874/
Morling771,227/
Morlion77302/
Merlijn77214/
Marlyna77209/
Mourlin77113/
Mörling77112/
Meurlin7752/
Morlind7743/
Morlina7736/
Mherlin7728/
Merlien7722/
Marleen7721/
Marlenc7719/
Märling7713/
Möhrlin7712/
Marlynn7710/
Merllin776/
Marrlyn776/
Morglin776/
Marleng775/
Moerlin774/
Marllyn772/
Merrlin772/
Marlent772/
Marylne772/
Marlend771/
Moorlin771/
Morlien771/
Merlinn771/
Marloen771/
Mohrlin771/
Marlyon771/
Mehrlin770/
Morllin770/
Merln736/
Morellin7140/
Meirlina7131/
Moehrlin7126/
Möhrling7126/
Moerlien7121/
Marlenne7114/
Mohrling716/
Marillyn713/
Marllyna712/
Morillin712/
Merillin711/
Maurleen711/
Meirling711/
Morhling711/
Maarlene711/
Marillen710/
Merlen671,342/
Morlen67300/
Marlenova67114/
Morillion6793/
Morlim6776/
Marlynova6768/
Morellina6717/
Marelleng6710/
Marlem677/
Merillien673/
Morlyn673/
Mourllion673/
Marlenová671/
Merlên671/
Merlìn671/

Marlin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marlin in the Hindi language
मर्लिनmarlina62.96
मार्लिनmarlina22.22
मरलिनmaralina7.41
मर्लीनmarlina7.41
Marlin in the Bengali language
মার্লিনmarlina50
মারলিনmaralina50
Marlin in the Oriya language
ମଲିର୍ନmalirna50
ମାଲିର୍ନmalirna33.33
ମାଲିର୍ନ୍malirn16.67
Marlin in the Marathi language
मलmala41.86
मालmala23.26
मरिलनmarilana15.12
मारलीनmaralina11.63
मरलीनmaralina4.65
माशर्लmasarla1.16
मेरलीनmeralina1.16
मर्ळीनmarlina1.16
Marlin in the Russian language
Марлинmarlin-
Marlin in the Arabic language
مارلنmarln-

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