Meriläinen Surname
Approximately 3,217 people bear this surname
Meriläinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 3,054 | 1:1,800 | 267 |
| Sweden | 137 | 1:71,874 | 5,413 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Merilainen (90) & Merilaïnen (1) are calculated separately.
Meriläinen Demographics
Average Meriläinen Salary in
Norway
201,625 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Meriläinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriläinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meriläinen is found most frequently in Finland. It may also be found as: Merilainen or Merilaïnen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriläinen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 139,035th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,265,324 people. The surname Meriläinen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Meriläinen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 3,054 people, or 1 in 1,800. In Finland Meriläinen is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 21 percent reside and North Karelia, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Estonia, where 0 percent reside.
Meriläinen Last Name Statistics demography
Meriläinen earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 41.74% less than the national average, earning 201,625 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merilainen | 97 | 90 | / |
| Merilinen | 95 | 5 | / |
| Merilaïnen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Merilæinen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Merilaeinen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Marilainen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Merlinin | 78 | 6 | / |
| Merlinan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Myyryläinen | 76 | 799 | / |
| Muurilainen | 76 | 7 | / |
| Merilyaynen | 76 | 5 | / |
| Merlin-Owen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Merlinina | 74 | 55 | / |
| Morlineni | 74 | 1 | / |
| Merlinyan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Merlyaynen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Merlin Noe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Merlianine | 70 | 1 | / |
| Myyrlainen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Merelaynen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Marlinan | 67 | 36 | / |
| Myyrylainen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Merliuniene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merliūnienė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merlanan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merelyaynen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marlanen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merlo Nouwen | 64 | 1 | / |
| Merlyanin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maurilanan | 60 | 1 | / |
| Marliniano | 60 | 1 | / |
| Merlyanina | 60 | 1 | / |
| Merlianina | 60 | 1 | / |
| Marlinayani | 57 | 7 | / |
| Merrlyn-Ann | 57 | 1 | / |
| Murlynina | 53 | 1 | / |
| Marlenyan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Myuryulyaynen | 52 | 9 | / |
| Mirleneanu | 50 | 93 | / |
| Mîrleneanu | 50 | 44 | / |
| Marleneanu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Miralhanan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Marileo Aninao | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Meriläinen
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