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

The last name Merilus occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mérilus. For other potential spellings of Merilus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merilus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,027th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 867,772 people. The surname Merilus 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 commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 1,131 people.

The last name Merilus is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is carried by 8,080 people, or 1 in 1,322. In Haiti Merilus is most numerous in: Ouest, where 60 percent reside, Sud, where 14 percent reside and Nippes, where 10 percent reside. Barring Haiti it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Merilus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merilus surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for 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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