Merelyan Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Merelyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia281:104,6493,709
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Merelyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merelyan (Russian: Мерелян) is found most in Armenia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merelyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merelyan is the 3,602,217th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Merelyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Merelyan live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Armenia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 104,649. In Armenia it is mostly found in: Tavush Province, where 50 percent live, Yerevan, where 46 percent live and Aragatsotn Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Armenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merelyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merelyan in the Russian language
Мерелянmerelan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merelyan
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