Merel Surname
Approximately 3,079 people bear this surname
Merel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,326 | 1:50,093 | 6,540 |
| United States | 320 | 1:1,132,684 | 81,515 |
| Panama | 250 | 1:15,649 | 1,155 |
| Peru | 242 | 1:131,339 | 7,425 |
| Ecuador | 190 | 1:83,715 | 5,782 |
| Mexico | 150 | 1:827,508 | 11,842 |
| Turkey | 137 | 1:568,040 | 31,077 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| Uruguay | 22 | 1:155,989 | 13,535 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Mérel (44) are calculated separately.
Merel (13,331) may also be a first name.
Merel Demographics
Average Merel Salary in
United States
$50,716 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merel (Bengali: মেরেল, Marathi: मेरेल, Oriya: େମେରଲ, Russian: Мерель) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mérel. Click here for other possible spellings of Merel.
How Common Is The Last Name Merel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merel is the 144,329th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,366,855 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Merel reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Merel is also the 50,410th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 13,331 people.
The surname Merel is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,326 people, or 1 in 50,093. In France Merel is most frequent in: Brittany, where 23 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 16 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Panama, where 8 percent reside.
Merel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Merel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merel surname 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merel in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরেল | merela | - |
| Merel in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେରଲ | emerala | 98.15 |
| Merel in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरेल | merela | 57.14 |
| मॅरेल | merela | 42.86 |
| Merel in the Russian language | ||
| Мерель | merel | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merel
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