Merille Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Merille Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France731:909,900105,096
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Merille (150) may also be a first name.

Merille Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merille occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mérille. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merille? popularity and diffusion

Merille is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Merille live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 752,187th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 150 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 909,900. In France Merille is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 36 percent live, Île-de-France, where 27 percent live and Normandy, where 22 percent live. Outside of France Merille exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Saint Lucia, where 8 percent live.

Merille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merille has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merille Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merille surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Merille earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $37,744 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérille952/
Merilles931,701/
Merillet9314/
Merielle9310/
Mergille939/
Meriller935/
Merrille933/
Meraille931/
Mereille931/
Merilley931/
Merillea930/
Merile92415/
Merlle924/
Metraille8829/
Merrilles883/
Meirilles881/
Merrielle881/
Merilleth880/
Morille861,619/
Merelle86824/
Merilla86151/
Merilli8652/
Marille8628/
Merhill8611/
Meruill866/
Merrile863/
Merllie863/
Mereill862/
Merller861/
Merilly861/
Merlles861/
Merylle861/
Mergill860/
Mirille860/
Merle8322,860/
Merrillees8221/
Mireille808,669/
Merelles80650/
Mirielle80492/
Marilley80282/
Marielle80170/
Miraille8071/
Meirelle8062/
Morielle8019/
Merrlles806/
Meyrelle804/
Mearilli804/
Myreille803/
Merrelle803/
Mirilles803/
Merillio803/
Merreill802/
Morrille802/
Myrielle802/
Merellez802/
Mérillet802/
Marillie801/
Merzilla801/
Merillay801/
Miriller801/
Mariëlle801/
Mericyll801/
Merillis801/
Metrelle801/
Meirilly801/
Meirylle801/
Meurlley801/
Mierelle801/
Marrille800/
Merrilly800/
Merlet777,183/
Merele771,595/
Merley77514/
Merler77473/
Mehrle77413/
Mergil77239/
Merlli77191/
Merles77178/
Merlhe77168/
Merlie77130/
Merlez7768/
Meurle7759/
Maerle7756/
Mierle7744/
Meirle7716/
Merlla7713/
Moerle7710/
Merlej778/
Merail778/
Merlee778/
Morlle777/
Marlle776/
Merlea776/
Merhil776/
Meryle775/
Mearle775/
Merilh774/
Mesrle774/
Merrle772/
Merled771/
Merhle771/
Merlei771/
Merlly771/
Mirile771/
Meruil771/
Merleh771/
Myrile770/
Meerle770/
Meirelles7515,951/
Meyrelles75393/
Mitraille7522/
Merrelles756/
Meirellez752/
Meyrielli752/
Meiriella752/
Mirrielle751/
Mariellie751/
Marrielle751/
Meireelle751/
Morelle715,535/
Merelli712,376/
Merella711,009/
Marilli71507/
Moehrle71459/
Mierlea71329/
Meritil71270/
Meirele71181/
Moerlie71180/
Marelle71162/
Mirilli71143/
Myrilla71128/
Mergell7183/
Mirilla7178/
Mergoil7175/
Merlett7165/
Mierley7159/
Merityl7153/
Mehrley7151/
Morilli7147/
Merlhes7138/
Morrlle7135/
Hmmerle7135/
Mirelle7124/
Mérelle7124/
Merhley7123/
Maehrle7120/
Meyrele7118/
Mericil7118/
Merhell7117/
Marlley7114/
Merreil7113/
Mehrler7112/
Myrhill7111/
Meirles719/
Myrelle717/
Mearles716/
Mireill716/
Meritel715/
Mearley714/
Mirller712/
Miraill712/
Morlley711/
Mairlle711/
Maerlie711/
Mireile711/
Merrley711/
Mericel711/
Moerley711/
Marlleh711/
Meirrelles711/
Meirelleis711/
Meirellles711/
Mairile711/
Mearlet711/
Miraile711/
Mirylle711/
Mehrail711/
Merylla711/
Merelly711/
Merlead711/
Merlecz711/
Merrgil711/
Merisel711/
Merisil711/
Mierlly711/
Meroilt710/
Meyrail710/
Merrele710/
Merless710/
Meyrles710/
Maerhle710/
Merhler710/
Meurrle710/
Marllie710/
Meurley710/
Mereale710/
Merli6714,770/
Merla675,470/
Morle672,314/
Marle672,117/
Merly671,235/
Mearelli67676/
Mirelles67344/
Morielli67310/
Mirle67185/
Mirielli67160/
Marielli67157/
Merrelli6758/
Morrilly6742/
Morrelle6740/
Merellis6740/
Merlé6729/
Myrle6725/
Maruelle6724/
Marillai6719/
Meirylla6712/
Merlă6712/
Merleová678/
Mirillio677/
Märle675/
Meerleer674/
Mrele674/
Myrelles674/
Meirelly673/
Morellie673/
Marrelle673/
Meirelli673/
Mörle673/
Meyrelli673/
Merzella672/
Merichel672/
Mirrilla672/
Mehrless672/
Mairelle672/
Maharlle671/
Mirzilli671/
Miraylle671/
Miriella671/
Moreelle671/
Meirelhe671/
Mérelles671/
Merellio671/
D'Meirelles671/
Mayrelle671/
Merrylly671/
Meyrelly671/
Meurelli671/
Miraelle671/
Morrilli670/
Marelley670/
Merritel670/
Merissil670/

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Footnotes

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