Merilus Surname

60,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Merilus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merilus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti8,0801:1,322212
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
France361:1,845,076161,051
Canada81:4,605,699220,704

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

Merilus (1,131) may also be a first name.

Merilus Last Name Facts

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

Merilus is most common in Haiti. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mérilus. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merilus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,027th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 867,772 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merilus are found; 97 percent are found in Caribbean and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Merilus is also the 236,787th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,131 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Haiti, where it is held by 8,080 people, or 1 in 1,322. In Haiti Merilus is mostly concentrated in: Ouest, where 60 percent reside, Sud, where 14 percent reside and Nippes, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Haiti Merilus occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Merilus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merilus are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Merilus earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.84% less than the national average, earning $35,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.6% less than the national average, earning $31,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérilus952/
Merzilus939/
Merrilus933/
Merilius931/
Mergilus931/
Merilu925/
Merrielus880/
Morilus861,020/
Merelus86551/
Merilos86446/
Marilus86167/
Merilou8618/
Merulus861/
Merilhou80136/
Mariluis8043/
Meriloux8015/
Merelius8013/
Meriluht8012/
Merrelus804/
Merrilou803/
Mergelus802/
Meriloes801/
Mereluis801/
Merrylus800/
Mirilu773/
Merelu771/
Marielous751/
Mariliuss750/
Mirrielus750/
Mariluz711,394/
Merelos71655/
Morelus71398/
Meriloo71116/
Marelus7158/
Myrilos7117/
Mireilu714/
Mereelu714/
Mérélus713/
Myrilou711/
Mirilos711/
Mirilou711/
Morulus711/
Mirailu711/
Mirioğlu67956/
Morelius67249/
Marelius67164/
Mörelius6712/
Meirelos673/
Mérilhou673/
Marélius672/
Mirelius672/
Marhulus671/
Miriluch671/
Marullus671/
Merrylou670/

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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 Merilus
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