Merl Surname
Approximately 2,799 people bear this surname
Merl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,809 | 1:44,503 | 5,835 |
| United States | 380 | 1:953,839 | 71,121 |
| Austria | 315 | 1:27,033 | 4,274 |
| Pakistan | 115 | 1:1,553,425 | 16,639 |
| Hungary | 40 | 1:245,407 | 19,663 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Merl (3,879) may also be a first name.
Merl Demographics
Average Merl Salary in
United States
$49,622 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merl (Georgian: მერლ, Russian: Мерл) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merl.
How Common Is The Last Name Merl? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 156,421st most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,603,625 people. The surname Merl is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Merl live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 112,645th most frequently used given name globally, held by 3,879 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,809 people, or 1 in 44,503. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 50 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.
Merl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,118 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merl Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Merl surname are 7.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.56% registered with the party.
The amount Merl earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning R 212,676 per year and in United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,622 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merl Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merl in the Georgian language | ||
| მერლ | merl | - |
| Merl in the Russian language | ||
| Мерл | merl | - |
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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 Merl
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