Meridan Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Meridan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meridan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1251:531,38273,029
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Meridan (80) may also be a first name.

Meridan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meridan occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meridan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,181,191st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Meridan are found; 32 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Meridan is also the 1,075,395th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 80 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 531,382. In France it is mostly found in: Guadeloupe, where 49 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 38 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent are found. Not including France this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Meridan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meridan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meridan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meridan surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Meridan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,493 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merridan93105/
Meredan8655/
Maridan8630/
Moridan8614/
Meridon866/
Miridan862/
Merudan861/
Meridanova822/
Maridaan80137/
Moridhan8012/
Mirșidan801/
Miraidan801/
Mirhaidan751/
Maharidan751/
Miridacin751/
Mitridane751/
Maridon7184/
Moridon7130/
Maredan7111/
Marudan719/
Morudan713/
Meredon712/
Miridon711/
Maredean6724/
Marudhan673/
Mareedan672/
Mereideim631/
Miridonova59250/
Meredom573/
Moredon573/
Mhoireasdan563/

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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 Meridan
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