Merineau Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Merineau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merineau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3341:110,31611,818
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Merineau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merineau Come From? nationality or country of origin

Merineau is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merineau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 820,032nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Merineau are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 110,316. In Canada Merineau is most frequent in: Quebec, where 96 percent reside, Ontario, where 2 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 1 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Merineau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merineau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merineau last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merineau Last Name Statistics demography

Merineau earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $46,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merinea930/
Merigneux8251/
Merinya809/
Merinyu808/
Merinha805/
Merignieux781/
Mehrinia759/
Merignat755/
Marineha751/
Meyrignat7119/
Mărineață715/
Marineața711/
Marineață711/
Marinia67171/
Mirinia67132/
Mirinha6767/
Merinho6758/
Morinia6723/
Marinyu6720/
Mirinyu6717/
Merenya676/
Merenia675/
Marinja672/
Mirinya672/
Mirigna672/
Merenha671/
Marinju671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Merineau
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