Merit Surname
Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname
Merit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 960 | 1:81,064 | 7,385 |
| United States | 259 | 1:1,399,455 | 96,631 |
| France | 241 | 1:275,613 | 42,384 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Algeria | 66 | 1:585,327 | 38,725 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 448 | 1:112,095 | 11,131 |
The alternate forms: Mérit (1) are calculated separately.
Merit (9,168) may also be a first name.
Merit Demographics
Merit Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Merit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merit (Bengali: মেরিট, Hindi: मेरिता, Marathi: मेरीट, Oriya: େମରିତ) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Mérit. For other possible spellings of Merit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merit? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 220,647th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,937,086 people. The last name Merit occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Merit reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 41 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 64,880th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 9,168 people.
The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 81,064. In Turkey Merit is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 18 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Turkey it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.
Merit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merit last name contracted 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Merit surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Merit are 1.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.24% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Merit earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $44,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning $42,622 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merit in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরিট | merita | - |
| Merit in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीट | merita | - |
| Merit in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरिता | merita | 50 |
| मेरिट | merita | 50 |
| Merit in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିତ | emarita | 50 |
| େମରିଟ | emarita | 50 |
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Merit Reference & Research
Merritt-Marriott DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Merritt-Marriott FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Merit
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis