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

The last name Meriño occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Merino, Meriñó or Mérino. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 33,648^th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 461,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Meriño are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 9,408 people, or 1 in 5,078. In Colombia it is most common in: Atlántico Department, where 35 percent are found, Magdalena Department, where 29 percent are found and Cesar Department, where 11 percent are found. Not including Colombia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 18 percent are found and Venezuela, where 8 percent are found.

Meriño Last Name Statistics ^demography

Meriño earn notably less less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning $17,418,000 COP per year.