Merelton Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Merelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Merelton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541
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Merelton Demographics

Average Merelton Salary in
South Africa

R 26,508

Per year
Rank:
188,204 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.11548E-6
Rank: 190,669 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
11.15%
Sample size: 2 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Merelton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merelton is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merelton? popularity and diffusion

Merelton is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Merelton is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Merelton live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Merelton is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live.

Merelton Last Name Statistics demography

Merelton earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.85% less than the national average, earning R 26,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrelton942/
Merlton937/
Merleton887/
Merilton886/
Mirelton881/
Marelton881/
Marlton80355/
Morlton801/
Myrlton801/
Marilton752/
Marleton6316/
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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 Merelton
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