Meril Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Meril Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4281:155,19324,084
Haiti1781:60,0223,437
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
India221:34,866,608408,224
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Wales71:442,07621,198
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Méril (7) & Měřil (11) are calculated separately.

Meril (4,134) may also be a first name.

Meril Last Name Facts

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

Meril (Bengali: মেরিল, Hindi: मेरिल, Marathi: मेरील, Russian: Мерил) is found most in France. It may occur as a variant: Méril or Měřil. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meril? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,566th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. Meril occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Meril live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Meril is also the 108,132nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 4,134 people.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 155,193. In France Meril is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 30 percent are found, Martinique, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Excluding France Meril exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Meril Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meril has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meril last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meril Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meril surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

Meril earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méril937/
Meriel91901/
Merril91350/
Mergil91239/
Merill91140/
Merzil91131/
Metril9177/
Meriol9114/
Maeril9112/
Merilh914/
Meiril911/
Moeril911/
Meruil911/
Merilt910/
Mearil910/
Merl892,799/
Měřil8711/
Merrill8347,906/
Merrild83666/
Merriel83129/
Meuriel838/
Meruill836/
Merigli834/
Merriol833/
Meirill832/
Mettril831/
Merioll831/
Merrgil831/
Metrill831/
Merrilt830/
Meriell830/
Mergill830/
Meerill830/
Mearill830/
Merel803,079/
Moril801,319/
Maril80776/
Mehrl80515/
Miril80177/
Myril80146/
Mierl80114/
Meyrl8047/
Moerl8032/
Merll8032/
Meryl8031/
Merzl8010/
Maerl803/
Mearl802/
Merhl802/
Merlt802/
Merrl801/
Meerl801/
Meirl800/
Merriell7764/
Merilova7730/
Meurriel772/
Merrioll771/
Moerrill771/
Merrilll770/
Merlet737,183/
Moriel732,747/
Mariel731,309/
Marill73509/
Miriel73472/
Mehrle73413/
Merzel73374/
Merrel73182/
Merell73170/
Moerel73116/
Mohril7383/
Morril7372/
Morill7370/
Maerel7361/
Meirel7354/
Maaril7347/
Marril7340/
Mahril7337/
Meyrel7330/
Mehrel7326/
Myrill7325/
Merryl7325/
Moehrl7314/
Myriel7311/
Misril7310/
Mierel738/
Meryll737/
Mériel737/
Meryol737/
Mairil736/
Merrll735/
Mirril733/
Mirill733/
Mytril732/
Merltt732/
Metrel732/
Merled731/
Mearel731/
Marihl731/
Myrgil731/
Mereld731/
Marilì731/
Meurel731/
Merleh731/
Míriel731/
Moiril731/
Myrril730/
Merehl730/
Merrell6713,530/
Morrill6711,471/
Marl67787/
Marriel67621/
Moehrle67459/
Mörl67381/
Morl67226/
Meirele67181/
Merlova67112/
Marrill6797/
Mirl6783/
Maharil6776/
Morriel6769/
Merlett6765/
Mariell6727/
Maehrel6725/
Meurell6724/
Moehrel6721/
Meyrele6718/
Moriell6712/
Myrl6710/
Merreel679/
Meyrell674/
Mythril673/
Merryll673/
Mirrill672/
Mirriel672/
Merrillová671/
Merzell671/
Mehrael671/
Mearlet671/
Merréll671/
Meiroel671/
Meirrel671/
Mesrell670/
Metrell670/
Meirell670/
Moirill670/
Merreld670/

Meril Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meril in the Bengali language
মেরিলmerila-
Meril in the Hindi language
मेरिलmerila-
Meril in the Marathi language
मेरीलmerila61.11
मेिरलmeirala16.67
मॅरीलmerila11.11
मॅिरलmeirala5.56
मेरीळmerila5.56
Meril in the Russian language
Мерилmeril-

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Meril Reference & Research

Merrill FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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 Meril
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