Meritus Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Meritus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 403 | 1:26,511 | 2,012 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Méritus (2) are calculated separately.
Meritus (213) may also be a first name.
Meritus Demographics
Meritus Political Affiliation
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Meritus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meritus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meritus is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Méritus. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meritus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 668,257th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Meritus are found; 90 percent are found in Caribbean and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Meritus is also the 619,385th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 213 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 26,511. In Haiti it is mostly found in: Ouest, where 100 percent live, Nord, where 0 percent live and Nord-Ouest, where 0 percent live. Barring Haiti this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Meritus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Meritus are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Meritus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Méritus | 95 | 2 | / |
| Meriteus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Meristus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Meritu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Meriteuse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meritheus | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mergitu | 86 | 1,450 | / |
| Meritos | 86 | 30 | / |
| Meristu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Maritus | 86 | 14 | / |
| Meretus | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mehritu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Meritud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moritus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Metritou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Meretush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moraitus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merrithu | 80 | 0 | / |
| Merituth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meretu | 77 | 1,775 | / |
| Miritu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merettush | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merritheu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirithu | 71 | 90 | / |
| Mehretu | 71 | 78 | / |
| Mereatu | 71 | 57 | / |
| Moretus | 71 | 21 | / |
| Meritoz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Meretos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Myretus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marutus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maretus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhiritu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marituz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merretu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirithuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mirithu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Marethous | 63 | 1 | / |
| Miretu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Mihretu | 57 | 8,073 | / |
| Mhiretu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Muiretu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miritoo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miretou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Meritus
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