Merely Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Merely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Merely (440) may also be a first name.
Merely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merely Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merely is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merely.
How Common Is The Last Name Merely? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Merely is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Merely are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 408,694th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 440 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 50 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Vologda Oblast, where 25 percent reside. Beside Russia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Belarus, where 8 percent reside.
Merely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merely last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Merely
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