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

Meridan is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meridan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,181,191st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. Meridan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Meridan reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 80 people.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 531,382. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Guadeloupe, where 49 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 38 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent reside. Barring France Meridan is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Meridan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meridan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meridan surname expanded 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meridan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meridan are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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
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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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