Meirelles Surname

33,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Meirelles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meirelles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil14,8701:14,396761
Uruguay4091:8,391942
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Chile811:217,4876,777
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England71:7,959,723202,100
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323

Meirelles (49) may also be a first name.

Meirelles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meirelles is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meirelles? popularity and diffusion

Meirelles is the 33,298th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 456,871 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Meirelles reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 14,870 people, or 1 in 14,396. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 25 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 23 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 19 percent reside. Barring Brazil it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 3 percent reside and Portugal, where 2 percent reside.

Meirelles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meirelles last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meirelles earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $45,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning $45,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meirrelles951/
Meirelleis951/
Meirellles951/
Meiirelles951/
Meireles9468,740/
Merelles94650/
Mirelles94344/
Meirelle9462/
Meirells941/
D'Meirelles901/
Meyrelles89393/
Meirellis8998/
Meirelhes8953/
Meireiles8911/
Meireless897/
Merrelles896/
Mierelles895/
Mereilles894/
Meirellys894/
Mairelles893/
Meirellez892/
Meirilles891/
Meirreles891/
Meireeles891/
Meireelle891/
Mireilles891/
Merelle88824/
Meirele88181/
Mirelle8824/
Meirles889/
Meirels884/
Merells881/
Merlles881/
Merilles821,701/
Meyreles82646/
Maireles82545/
Mirielle82492/
Meirelis82471/
Merrells82292/
Merellis8240/
Mereiles8233/
Mirellis8221/
Merielle8210/
Meirelys8210/
Merrlles826/
Myrelles824/
Meyrelle824/
Meirelly823/
Merrelle823/
Mirilles823/
Meirelli823/
Meirelez822/
Mirellys822/
Merellez822/
Mairelle822/
Mirrells821/
Muireles821/
Meirelhe821/
Mérelles821/
Mireales821/
Metrelle821/
Moireles821/
Meirelse821/
Meirylle821/
Meereles821/
Mierelle821/
Miraelle821/
Marelles821/
Merles80178/
Mirels8093/
Mirles8088/
Meirle8016/
Merlle804/
Meirls802/
Merels800/
Merlls800/
Mirailles78501/
Mergilles7874/
Maiorelle7814/
Meyrelesh787/
Moitrelle787/
Maurelles787/
Merrilles783/
Meyrellis783/
Meyreless782/
Mourelles782/
Meyrellys782/
Meiriella782/
Miraellis781/
Mirrielle781/
Mitrellis781/
Meirelhis781/
Merrielle781/
Mayrelles781/
Meyrelhes781/
Merriells780/
Merelli752,376/
Merella751,009/
Mirelli75744/
Marelle75162/
Merille75132/
Mirella75100/
Meierle7549/
Merlhes7538/
Moerles7535/
Marlles7534/
Mirelly7530/
Mérelle7524/
Merrels7519/
Meyrele7518/
Myrelle757/
Mearles756/
Meireli756/
Mirlees753/
Merllie753/
Marells753/
Mierles753/
Mirller752/
Mairele752/
Mirllys752/
Mairlle751/
Mirelse751/
Mirless751/
Meyrels751/
Merills751/
Merller751/
Mirylle751/
Meierls751/
Merelly751/
Míreles751/
Myreles751/
Mirlhes751/
Merylle751/
Mirrels750/
Merless750/
Meyrles750/
Mirille750/
Merrillees7421/
Merle7122,860/
Miorelli711,615/
Mourelle711,538/
Merrills71775/
Mearelli71676/
Mirle71185/
Mirrlees71181/
Marielle71170/
Mirielli71160/
Moereels71144/
Marzelle7190/
Merrelli7158/
Maurelle7152/
Marellec7138/
Maruelle7124/
Matrelle7120/
Mairella7119/
Mirlesse7117/
Merillet7114/
Meirylla7112/
Mareales7110/
Mirls719/
Mergille719/
Mayreles716/
Meriller715/
Mrele714/
Merrille713/
Mirrelli713/
Marrelle713/
Meyrelli713/
Merzella712/
Myrielle712/
Merryles712/
Mairelli712/
Mierlejs712/
Mehrless712/
Marilles712/
Marellis712/
Miriella711/
Miriller711/
Mirrlges711/
Maurells711/
Meyrelis711/
Mirailes711/
Mirayles711/
Merellio711/
Merillis711/
Meireliz711/
Meirilly711/
Mayrelle711/
Mirellia711/
Mmirelly711/
Merilley711/
Meyrelly711/
Meurelli711/
Meurlley711/
Mairelly711/
Muirlees710/
Mirrless710/
Marelley710/
Merls710/
Merillea710/
Merriels710/
Merlet677,183/
Marles672,217/
Merley67514/
Merler67473/
Mehrle67413/
Maiorella67220/
Merlli67191/
Maiarelli67154/
Maiorelli67125/
Mearls6797/
Mirley6787/
Muerle6769/
Merlez6768/
Mairle6764/
Meurle6759/
Maerle6756/
Mierle6744/
Maurellet6744/
Mirlis6739/
Marels6728/
Mariolles6720/
Majorelle6718/
Merlys6715/
Mirlet6715/
Merzellia6713/
Merlla6713/
Moerle6710/
Mirlea679/
Merlej678/
Moirle678/
Moerls678/
Merlee678/
Marlle676/
Marrellis676/
Merlea676/
Merryless675/
Mearle675/
Meirly675/
Mesrle674/
Merils674/
Mirlla674/
Maurielle674/
Mirlez673/
Merrle672/
Merlec672/
Maurellis672/
Meyrielli672/
Merled671/
Meherelly671/
Maryolles671/
Mirelz671/
Mirler671/
Merhle671/
Merlei671/
Myrels671/
Myrles671/
Maruelley671/
Merlly671/
Mariellie671/
Marrellec671/
Marrielle671/
Maroilles671/
Merleh671/
Mrhele671/
Mearrills670/
Merilleth670/
Meerle670/
Myerle670/
Merrellia670/
Marailles670/
Merlsh670/

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Footnotes

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