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Where Does The Last Name Meral Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Meral (Georgian: მერალ, Hindi: मेराल, Marathi: मेरल, Oriya: େମରାଲ, Russian: Мерал) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Méral. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meral? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 21,163^rd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 282,957 people. The surname Meral occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Meral reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 8,498^th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 121,751 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 23,065 people, or 1 in 3,374. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Gumushane Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Turkey it exists in 52 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Meral Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Meral has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meral surname expanded 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meral Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Meral are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Meral earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.01% more than the national average, earning $75,948 USD per year.