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

The last name Merel (Bengali: মেরেল, Marathi: मेरेल, Oriya: େମେରଲ, Russian: Мерель) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Mérel. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 144,329^th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,366,855 people. The last name Merel occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Merel are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 50,410^th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 13,331 people.

It is most numerous in France, where it is held by 1,326 people, or 1 in 50,093. In France Merel is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 23 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 16 percent live. Other than France it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Panama, where 8 percent live.

Merel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Merel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Merel are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

The amount Merel earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,838 per year; in United States they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $50,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning $44,343 CAD per year.