Merilees Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Merilees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merilees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1211:304,50928,133
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Merilees Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merilees is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merilees? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merilees is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Merilees live; 96 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Merilees is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 304,509. In Canada Merilees is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 44 percent reside, Saskatchewan, where 29 percent reside and Ontario, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Canada Merilees occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Merilees Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Merilees earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 170.86% more than the national average, earning $116,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrilees94967/
Meirilees940/
Meriles932,020/
Merilee934/
Merrielees891/
Merioles881,139/
Mereiles8833/
Merriles8829/
Merileet888/
Merilaes882/
Meiriles881/
Meriloes881/
Mirilees880/
Meyriles880/
Merile86415/
Merrylees82744/
Mergilles8274/
Mirrilees8214/
Meireiles8211/
Mereilles824/
Merriless823/
Marrilees822/
Merrilese821/
Mereles8020,873/
Mariles801,566/
Moriles80975/
Merilis80112/
Mergile8071/
Merilez8019/
Miriles8011/
Merzile8011/
Merrile803/
Meriele802/
Merilie802/
Meriole802/
Merelee801/
Merilys801/
Myrilee801/
Meurile801/
Meritle800/
Merilet800/
Merules800/
Mirrielees7859/
Maerrylees781/
Merrallees780/
Meireles7568,740/
Meyreles75646/
Merilice7528/
Mirylees7521/
Miereles7515/
Merreles7513/
Merilepp7512/
Mergille759/
Mirieles756/
Merelhes754/
Morailes752/
Merryles752/
Mirioles752/
Mereilis752/
Metriler751/
Merrilea751/
Merrilie751/
Merilett751/
Marilies751/
Mirailes751/
Morieles751/
Mirelees751/
Meraille751/
Mereille751/
Meriolis751/
Marieles751/
Meereles751/
Metreles751/
Merele711,595/
Merili71555/
Merila71525/
Mirailles71501/
Merilä71333/
Metrailer7176/
Merilă7159/
Meirelhes7153/
Mireylees7150/
Metraille7129/
Mirrieles7112/
Merlej718/
Meyrelesh717/
Meireless717/
Meirelies717/
Merryless715/
Meryle715/
Morailles713/
Merily713/
Meyreless712/
Mireillee712/
Maruilies711/
Mirrileas711/
Metreiler711/
Meirreles711/
Meiresles711/
Meireeles711/
Maroilles711/
Miereille711/
Mirile711/
Merilisse711/
Mireilles711/
Meyrelhes711/
Meyrelies711/
Mirrelees710/
Merrilett710/
Myrile710/
Marailles710/
Mireles6768,770/
Moreles671,469/
Metrailler67293/
Mergele67266/
Merelis67216/
Meirele67181/
Merelez67144/
Meyrili67138/
Meğrili6799/
Marilis6782/
Mareles6771/
Merilai6761/
Mergili6749/
Morilis6727/
Miriler6721/
Merilic6720/
Meyrele6718/
Merelie6717/
Metraillet6715/
Merihli6714/
Marules6713/
Merrily6710/
Meirila679/
Merilia677/
Marilez676/
Mereela675/
Merelej674/
Morules673/
Mereley673/
Merilit673/
Merelys673/
Merioli672/
Moryles672/
Myriele672/
Mergilj671/
Mireile671/
Merrila671/
Mereely671/
Merilaj671/
Merilih671/
Merilio671/
Meurili671/
Mairile671/
Miraile671/
Mirilis671/
Meraila671/
Mereila671/
Merhila671/
Meriely671/
Merilyo671/
Míreles671/
Meresli671/
Myreles671/
Meerila671/
Miriley671/
Merzele670/
Merrele670/
Mereale670/

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Merilees Reference & Research

Merrilees DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Merrilees 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 Merilees
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis