Merila Surname
Approximately 525 people bear this surname
Merila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 276 | 1:4,789 | 471 |
| United States | 148 | 1:2,449,047 | 150,246 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Merilä (333) & Merilă (59) are calculated separately.
Merila (1,409) may also be a first name.
Merila Demographics
Average Merila Salary in
United States
$41,465 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merila (Bengali: মেরিলা, Georgian: მერილა, Hindi: मेरिला, Marathi: िमरीला, Oriya: େମରୀଲା, Russian: Мэрила) is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Merilä or Merilă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merila? popularity and diffusion
Merila is the 593,568th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,881,040 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Merila reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Merila is also the 208,134th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 1,409 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Estonia, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 4,789. Other than Estonia Merila exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.
Merila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merila has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merila last name increased 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merila Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Merila surname are 37.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.32% being registered to vote for the political party.
Merila earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $41,465 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merila in the Georgian language | ||
| მერილა | merila | - |
| Merila in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরিলা | merila | - |
| Merila in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरिला | merila | - |
| Merila in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରୀଲା | emarila | 50 |
| େମରିଲା | emarila | 50 |
| Merila in the Marathi language | ||
| िमरीला | imarila | 33.33 |
| मेिरला | meirala | 33.33 |
| मेरीला | merila | 33.33 |
| Merila in the Russian language | ||
| Мэрила | merila | - |
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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 Merila
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