Merinas Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Merinas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 131 | 1:356,886 | 20,305 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Meriñas (1) are calculated separately.
Merinas (497) may also be a first name.
Merinas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merinas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merinas (Marathi: मेरीनस, Russian: Меринас) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Meriñas. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merinas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merinas is the 1,484,726th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Merinas are found; 92 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Merinas is also the 380,582nd most frequent first name on earth, held by 497 people.
The last name Merinas is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 356,886. In Spain it is mostly found in: Andalusia, where 76 percent reside, Catalonia, where 18 percent reside and Madrid, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Spain this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merinas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merinas in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीनस | merinasa | - |
| Merinas in the Russian language | ||
| Меринас | merinas | - |
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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 Merinas
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