Merelus Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Merelus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merelus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti5231:20,4281,695
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941

The alternate forms: Mérélus (3) are calculated separately.

Merelus (58) may also be a first name.

Merelus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merelus is more frequently found in Haiti than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Mérélus. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merelus.

How Common Is The Last Name Merelus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 572,152nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. The last name Merelus occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merelus live; 96 percent live in Caribbean and 95 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 58 people.

The surname Merelus is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 20,428. In Haiti it is most prevalent in: Nord, where 57 percent are found, Ouest, where 40 percent are found and Artibonite, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Haiti Merelus occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Merelus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merelus surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Merelus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.57% more than the national average, earning $53,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merelius9313/
Merrelus934/
Mergelus932/
Mereluis931/
Merelu921/
Mérélus903/
Merrielus880/
Merilus868,398/
Meralus86709/
Merelos86655/
Morelus86398/
Merolus86110/
Marelus8658/
Mereelu864/
Morelius80249/
Marelius80164/
Mörelius8012/
Merzilus809/
Merrilus803/
Meirelos803/
Mirelius802/
Merilius801/
Mergilus801/
Merrylus800/
Merilu775/
Marielous751/
Mirrielus750/
Morilus711,020/
Merilos71446/
Marilus71167/
Moralus71124/
Mirolus7138/
Merilou7118/
Miralus719/
Maralus714/
Mereloz714/
Mireilu714/
Mirelos713/
Mirelou713/
Mérilus712/
Mirelau711/
Merilhou67136/
Mariluis6743/
Meriloux6715/
Meriluht6712/
Merrilou673/
Marélius672/
Morallus672/
Maitrelu672/
Meriloes671/
Mitrelou671/
Moralius671/
Maralius670/
Moralous670/
Merrylou670/

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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 Merelus
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