Merić Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Merić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina881:40,1865,579
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Slovenia51:497,53521,006

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 surname Merić has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may appear in the variant forms: Meriç, Meric, Merič, Méric or Meríc. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Merić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Merić is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held 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 are found and Brčko District, where 1 percent are found. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 19 percent are found and Serbia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meriç9319,576/
Meric932,988/
Merič9321/
Mejrić91189/
Merzić9165/
Metrić911/
Merđić911/
Méric87104/
Meríc871/
Mirić803,677/
Morić80898/
Meriz80311/
Mereć8026/
Mitrić732,634/
Mereci73958/
Mehriz73749/
Merici73426/
Meraiz73256/
Merich73254/
Merits73205/
Meritz73119/
Merric7336/
Mrehić7335/
Meriez7330/
Miroić7323/
Maruić7323/
Mejric7316/
Merzic7316/
Merizz731/
Meiric731/
Mieriz731/
Meyric731/
Meiriz731/
Mieric731/
Meariz730/
Meriche672,094/
Meiritz67559/
Mieritz67414/
Mađarić67386/
Meirich67251/
Meerits67198/
Meyrich6793/
Mergits6772/
Mesritz6770/
Meyritz6746/
Merrich6742/
Mesrits6730/
Moeritz6726/
Merritz6725/
Merrits6719/
Maeritz679/
Meraits674/
Merisci673/
Mherich672/
Merrizz672/
Merhaic671/
Meriotz671/
Meritts671/
Meerich671/
Meheriz671/
Mearriz671/
Meritse671/
Merrics670/

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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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