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Where Does The Last Name Merican Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Merican is found most in Malaysia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Merican click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merican? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 235,214^th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,259,232 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Merican reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,005,046^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 90 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,127 people, or 1 in 26,171. In Malaysia it is most common in: Penang, where 35 percent reside, Selangor, where 31 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Merican Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merican has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merican Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merican last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Merican earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $37,883 USD per year.