Merin Surname
Approximately 9,353 people bear this surname
Merin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,604 | 1:21,989 | 2,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Kenya | 732 | 1:63,087 | 6,134 |
| Spain | 510 | 1:91,671 | 7,660 |
| United States | 509 | 1:712,100 | 56,164 |
| Mexico | 497 | 1:249,751 | 6,137 |
| India | 277 | 1:2,769,189 | 85,362 |
| Russia | 241 | 1:598,021 | 52,826 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Indonesia | 157 | 1:842,352 | 63,704 |
| Argentina | 85 | 1:502,864 | 37,103 |
| Malaysia | 75 | 1:393,256 | 20,576 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Merín (22) & Mérin (3) are calculated separately.
Merin (12,822) may also be a first name.
Merin Demographics
Average Merin Salary in
United States
$38,821 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merin (Hindi: मेरीन, Marathi: मेरीन, Oriya: େମରିନ, Russian: Мерин) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Merín or Mérin. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 54,399th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 779,167 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Merin live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 51,777th most common first name on earth, held by 12,822 people.
It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,604 people, or 1 in 21,989. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.
Merin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merin last name grew 2,545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Merin are 34.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.88% being registered with the political party.
The amount Merin earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning $20,775,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $38,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.6% less than the national average, earning $33,982 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merin in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିନ | emarina | 75 |
| େମରିନ୍ | emarin | 25 |
| Merin in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीन | merina | 62 |
| मेिरन | meirana | 18 |
| मरीन | marina | 8 |
| माेइर्न | mae'irna | 6 |
| मॅरीन | merina | 4 |
| Merin in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरीन | merina | 55 |
| मेरिन | merina | 40 |
| मैरिन | mairina | 2.5 |
| मेरीना़ | merina | 2.5 |
| Merin in the Russian language | ||
| Мерин | merin | - |
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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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- 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 Merin
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