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 more frequently found in Haiti than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Mérilus. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merilus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merilus is the 60,027th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 867,772 people. It is predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,131 people.

This last name is most common in Haiti, where it is borne by 8,080 people, or 1 in 1,322. In Haiti it is most common in: Ouest, where 60 percent reside, Sud, where 14 percent reside and Nippes, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Haiti this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Merilus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merilus last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% registered with the 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
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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 Merilus
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