Merico Surname

121,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Palau

Merico Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merico Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,6921:22,7183,968
Philippines4941:204,93632,217
Brazil1751:1,223,28242,166
Senegal1201:121,4951,148
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
England41:13,929,515290,718
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Palau11:21,643223
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Mérico (1) are calculated separately.

Merico (216) may also be a first name.

Merico Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merico is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Mérico. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merico? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 121,924th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,941,275 people. The surname Merico occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Merico live; 72 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 614,549th most common first name globally, borne by 216 people.

The last name Merico is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 2,692 people, or 1 in 22,718. In Italy it is primarily found in: Apulia, where 73 percent reside, Lombardy, where 17 percent reside and Lazio, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Italy it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Merico Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merico surname are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Merico earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning €32,470 per year and in United States they earn 20.6% less than the national average, earning $34,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérico941/
Merisco9291/
Mericio9216/
Mericho9213/
Mericoz9211/
Mericko928/
Mericco928/
Metrico927/
Merrico924/
Mericou921/
Meirico921/
Meroico921/
Maerico921/
Merichko8684/
Mericois863/
Metricko861/
Merricko861/
Marico8319,108/
Morico831,554/
Merica831,308/
Meriko83101/
Mirico8341/
Meriso8321/
Merizo835/
Merijo835/
Mereco835/
Merichkou801/
Merizio77638/
Miricho77617/
Mericha77435/
Merisca77350/
Maricoy77219/
Merigio77141/
Mericia7776/
Maarico7767/
Maricko7744/
Merziko7728/
Maricoi7728/
Marrico7722/
Morrico7721/
Merikko7721/
Merikou7721/
Mericas7718/
Mairico7715/
Meiriko7713/
Merezio7713/
Mearizo7710/
Mericza779/
Merikos778/
Meresco777/
Metrica774/
Mereiko773/
Merisuo773/
Meraizo772/
Maerica772/
Merízio772/
Merecio772/
Merecho772/
Maricoh772/
Merieca771/
Merioko771/
Mehrijo771/
Merecos771/
Mericah771/
Mericat771/
Merijou771/
Merikoy771/
Merisoo771/
Mierizo771/
Mericca771/
Miricio771/
Mereijo771/
Merrica770/
Merryco770/
Merrijo770/
Mehrica770/
Merrichkou751/
Merechko71248/
Meriggio71171/
Merichsa7180/
Maharico7124/
Merizzio7115/
Mericias716/
Mayricio711/
Merriscoots711/
Meriscat711/
Merricha711/
Mariko6782,052/
Mareco6720,232/
Marica677,401/
Mirica675,522/
Merejo671,734/
Mirică671,701/
Mereko67766/
Miriko67499/
Moriko67476/
Mereso67414/
Merika67404/
Merisa67393/
Meriza67283/
Morica67249/
Moruco67213/
Maruco67147/
Merija6760/
Moreco6735/
Metrechko679/
Meruko678/
Meruca675/
Meryko675/
Mereca674/
Mariqo674/
Metrychko673/
Mérica672/
Mărica672/
Marică672/
Merrisach671/
Maréco671/
Mireco671/
Miriso671/
Mergiggio671/

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