Merilan Surname

174,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Merilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti2,3361:4,574577
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Mérilan (2) are calculated separately.

Merilan (218) may also be a first name.

Merilan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merilan (Marathi: मेिरलन) is found most in Haiti. It can appear as: Mérilan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merilan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,309th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,960,011 people. The last name Merilan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merilan are found; 95 percent are found in Caribbean and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 611,412th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 218 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Haiti, where it is carried by 2,336 people, or 1 in 4,574. In Haiti it is primarily concentrated in: Ouest, where 100 percent live, Artibonite, where 0 percent live and Sud-Est, where 0 percent live. Outside of Haiti Merilan is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Merilan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merilan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 9,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merilan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merilan last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the party.

Merilan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $40,511 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merilan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merilan in the Marathi language
मेिरलनmeiralana50
मेरीलनmerilana50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merilan
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