Merilant Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Merilant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merilant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1361:78,5584,115
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merilant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merilant is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merilant? popularity and diffusion

Merilant is the 1,484,726th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Merilant reside; 96 percent reside in Caribbean and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean.

The last name Merilant is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 78,558. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 99 percent live and Sud, where 1 percent live. Aside from Haiti it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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 Merilant
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