Merian Surname
Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname
Merian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 383 | 1:173,427 | 27,010 |
| United States | 257 | 1:1,410,346 | 97,237 |
| Kenya | 176 | 1:262,386 | 17,495 |
| Switzerland | 109 | 1:75,348 | 8,812 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Mérian (8) & Merián (1) are calculated separately.
Merian (11,774) may also be a first name.
Merian Demographics
Merian Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Merian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merian (Georgian: მერიან, Hindi: मेरियन, Marathi: मेरीयन, Oriya: େମରିଆନ, Russian: Мэриан) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Mérian or Merián. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 302,643rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,811,440 people. The surname Merian occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Merian are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 54,903rd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 11,774 people.
The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 173,427. In France Merian is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 27 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account France Merian is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
Merian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merian has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Merian last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.
Merian earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $53,412 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merian in the Georgian language | ||
| მერიან | merian | - |
| Merian in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरियन | meriyana | - |
| Merian in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିଆନ | emari'ana | 72.73 |
| େମରୀଆନ | emari'ana | 18.18 |
| େମରିଆନ୍ | emari'an | 9.09 |
| Merian in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीयन | meriyana | 35.71 |
| मेरीऍन | meri'ena | 21.43 |
| मॅरीयन | meriyana | 10.71 |
| मेिरअन | meira'ana | 7.14 |
| मॅिरअन | meira'ana | 7.14 |
| मेरीआन | meri'ana | 3.57 |
| मारीअन | mari'ana | 3.57 |
| मॅिरयन | meirayana | 3.57 |
| मेरीयअ | meriya'a | 3.57 |
| मॅरीअन | meri'ana | 3.57 |
| Merian in the Russian language | ||
| Мэриан | merian | - |
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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 Merian
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