Merela Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Merela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 173 | 1:14,380 | 3,403 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Merelä (31) are calculated separately.
Merela (139) may also be a first name.
Merela Demographics
Average Merela Salary in
United States
$15,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merela (Marathi: मेरेला) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Merelä. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merela is the 893,754th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Merela is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Merela reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Merela is also the 784,558th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 139 people.
The last name Merela is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 14,380. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Central Slovenia, where 98 percent live, Central Sava, where 1 percent live and Southeast Slovenia, where 1 percent live. Outside of Slovenia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Merela Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Merela earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.35% less than the national average, earning $15,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $43,224 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merela in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरेला | merela | - |
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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 Merela
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