Merelan Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Merelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti501:213,6787,899
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Merelan (15) may also be a first name.

Merelan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merelan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merelan is carried by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merelan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merelan reside; 66 percent reside in Caribbean and 66 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Merelan is most frequently used in Haiti, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 213,678. In Haiti Merelan is most numerous in: Ouest, where 96 percent are found and Artibonite, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Haiti this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Merelan Last Name Statistics demography

Merelan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,242 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Merelan
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