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

The surname Meral (Georgian: მერალ, Hindi: मेराल, Marathi: मेरल, Oriya: େମରାଲ, Russian: Мерал) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can appear in the variant forms: Méral. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Meral is the 21,163^rd most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 282,957 people. The surname Meral occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Meral are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 8,498^th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 121,751 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 23,065 people, or 1 in 3,374. In Turkey Meral is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Gumushane Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Turkey Meral occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Meral Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Meral has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meral surname increased 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meral Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Meral last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for 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.