Merelyn Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Merelyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merelyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Merelyn (4,105) may also be a first name.

Merelyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merelyn (Marathi: मेरलीन) is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merelyn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Merelyn is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Merelyn live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 108,606th most frequent first name globally, held by 4,105 people.

The surname is most common in New Zealand, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 566,040. In New Zealand Merelyn is mostly found in: Canterbury Region, where 75 percent reside, Auckland Region, where 13 percent reside and Otago Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of New Zealand this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merelin8644/
Merilyn8618/
Merelen862/
Merylyn861/
Meirilyn8027/
Merrilyn8015/
Mireilyn805/
Merelien802/
Merelinn801/
Merielen801/
Meirelen801/
Merrelin801/
Merlen771,342/
Mergelina7554/
Merielien751/
Meirelesn751/
Merehling750/
Merlene71127/
Merilin7148/
Merylin7112/
Merilen715/
Merelim712/
Merrlen711/
Merílin711/
Merilien671,619/
Merilion6728/
Merilind6715/
Merrylen678/
Merilina674/
Meriling672/
Merylinn671/
Meyrilin671/
Merilent671/
Merileng671/
Meryleen671/
Mirzelin671/
Meriolin671/
Merylind671/
Mirelina671/

Merelyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merelyn in the Marathi language
मेरलीनmeralina-

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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 Merelyn
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