Meril Surname
Approximately 815 people bear this surname
Meril Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 428 | 1:155,193 | 24,084 |
| Haiti | 178 | 1:60,022 | 3,437 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Méril (7) & Měřil (11) are calculated separately.
Meril (4,134) may also be a first name.
Meril Demographics
Average Meril Salary in
United States
$42,144 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Méril or Měřil. Click here for other potential spellings of Meril.
How Common Is The Last Name Meril? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 424,566th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,941,774 people. Meril occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Meril reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Meril is also the 108,132nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 4,134 people.
This last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 155,193. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 30 percent live, Martinique, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 15 percent live. Excluding France Meril is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Meril Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meril has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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
Meril Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meril in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরিল | merila | - |
| Meril in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरिल | merila | - |
| Meril in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरील | merila | 61.11 |
| मेिरल | meirala | 16.67 |
| मॅरील | merila | 11.11 |
| मॅिरल | meirala | 5.56 |
| मेरीळ | merila | 5.56 |
| Meril in the Russian language | ||
| Мерил | meril | - |
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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.
Merrill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis