Meerloo Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meerloo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meerloo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
France291:2,290,439180,028
England221:2,532,63991,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Meerloo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meerloo is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Meerloo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meerloo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Meerloo are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Meerloo is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 272,374. In The Netherlands Meerloo is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 31 percent live, North Holland, where 24 percent live and Utrecht, where 18 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Meerloo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meerloo has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meerlo92180/
Merloo921/
Merloos861/
Mehrloo861/
Meerloa860/
Merlo8369,056/
Mehrlooy807/
Mojerloo807/
Merlos7712,709/
Merlot771,558/
Mirloo77643/
Merloz77410/
Mierlo77352/
Merlou7782/
Merloi7778/
Merllo7763/
Merlio7750/
Meerla7710/
Merloe779/
Marloo774/
Merrlo772/
Mehrlo771/
Merloy771/
Merloh770/
Moujerloo752/
Merello714,077/
Merillo711,042/
Merliot71343/
Mierloi7155/
Mirlooy7154/
Mirlooh7128/
Meurlot7119/
Merlhou7115/
Merlott716/
Mejerla715/
Merlouz711/
Merrlos711/
Meirelo711/
Meerzla711/
Merla675,470/
Marlo671,594/
Metrillo671,182/
Morlo67523/
Merillou67356/
Merlu67168/
Mirlo6785/
Meurlott6751/
Merło6742/
Maharloo6733/
Merillot6725/
Mirlooyi6719/
Myrlo6715/
Merlă6712/
Merelllo676/
Merllott675/
Merrillo674/
Merillio673/
Muerillo673/
Merillos673/
Moerello672/
Metrello672/
Merrello672/
Mojerlou672/
Maerillo671/
Meruillo671/
Merellio671/

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Footnotes

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