Merić Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Merić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88 | 1:40,186 | 5,579 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Serbia | 20 | 1:357,247 | 16,776 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
The alternate forms: Meriç (19,576), Meric (2,988), Merič (21), Méric (104) & Meríc (1) are calculated separately.
Merić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merić is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also be found as: Meriç, Meric, Merič, Méric or Meríc. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merić? popularity and diffusion
Merić is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 40,186. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Merić is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 99 percent live and Brčko District, where 1 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina Merić is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 19 percent live and Serbia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriç | 93 | 19,576 | / |
| Meric | 93 | 2,988 | / |
| Merič | 93 | 21 | / |
| Mejrić | 91 | 189 | / |
| Merzić | 91 | 65 | / |
| Metrić | 91 | 1 | / |
| Merđić | 91 | 1 | / |
| Méric | 87 | 104 | / |
| Meríc | 87 | 1 | / |
| Mirić | 80 | 3,677 | / |
| Morić | 80 | 898 | / |
| Meriz | 80 | 311 | / |
| Mereć | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mitrić | 73 | 2,634 | / |
| Mereci | 73 | 958 | / |
| Mehriz | 73 | 749 | / |
| Merici | 73 | 426 | / |
| Meraiz | 73 | 256 | / |
| Merich | 73 | 254 | / |
| Merits | 73 | 205 | / |
| Meritz | 73 | 119 | / |
| Merric | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mrehić | 73 | 35 | / |
| Meriez | 73 | 30 | / |
| Miroić | 73 | 23 | / |
| Maruić | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mejric | 73 | 16 | / |
| Merzic | 73 | 16 | / |
| Merizz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meiric | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mieriz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meyric | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meiriz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mieric | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meariz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meriche | 67 | 2,094 | / |
| Meiritz | 67 | 559 | / |
| Mieritz | 67 | 414 | / |
| Mađarić | 67 | 386 | / |
| Meirich | 67 | 251 | / |
| Meerits | 67 | 198 | / |
| Meyrich | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mergits | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mesritz | 67 | 70 | / |
| Meyritz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Merrich | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mesrits | 67 | 30 | / |
| Moeritz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Merritz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Merrits | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maeritz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Meraits | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merisci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mherich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merrizz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merhaic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meriotz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meritts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meerich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meheriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mearriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meritse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merrics | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Merić
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