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Where Does The Last Name Merit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Merit (Bengali: মেরিট, Hindi: मेरिता, Marathi: मेरीट, Oriya: େମରିତ) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mérit. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 220,647^th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. The last name Merit is primarily found 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 64,880^th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,168 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 81,064. In Turkey Merit is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Ankara Province, where 18 percent live and Mersin Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Turkey Merit occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Merit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merit has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Merit surname are 1.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.24% registered with 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.