Merinho Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Merinho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merinho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Merinho (16) may also be a first name.

Merinho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merinho is found most in Brazil. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merinho? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merinho is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Merinho are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 16 people.

The surname Merinho is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 4,653,790. In Brazil Merinho is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 63 percent are found, São Paulo, where 15 percent are found and Paraná, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 10 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merinyo86431/
Merinio8627/
Mirinho8611/
Merineo865/
Merinha865/
Merginio80526/
Moirinho8090/
Mairinho802/
Merrinyo801/
Mirinha7167/
Merenio7115/
Merinya719/
Merinyu718/
Meriñio715/
Mirinio713/
Merriño712/
Meroiño711/
Meriñeo711/
Meyriño711/
Merenha711/
Merinea710/
Merineau67339/
Mergenio67285/
Mehrinia679/
Moirinha676/
Merignat675/
Mergiñio671/
Mergeneo671/
Mirhinyo671/

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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 Merinho
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