Merla Surname
Approximately 5,470 people bear this surname
Merla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,628 | 1:291,882 | 16,511 |
| Italy | 842 | 1:72,633 | 12,810 |
| Mexico | 489 | 1:253,837 | 6,200 |
| United States | 326 | 1:1,111,837 | 80,317 |
| Moldova | 286 | 1:12,452 | 2,145 |
| Romania | 283 | 1:70,947 | 8,475 |
| Philippines | 208 | 1:486,722 | 57,858 |
| Germany | 158 | 1:509,528 | 43,279 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Albania | 20 | 1:145,703 | 11,666 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
The alternate forms: Merlă (12) are calculated separately.
Merla (9,189) may also be a first name.
Merla Demographics
Average Merla Salary in
United States
$44,908 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merla (Marathi: मेरला, Oriya: େମଲର୍ା, Russian: Мерла) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Merlă. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merla? popularity and diffusion
Merla is the 87,898th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,332,275 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Merla are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 64,785th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 9,189 people.
Merla is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,628 people, or 1 in 291,882. In India Merla is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 91 percent live, Telangana, where 8 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 15 percent live and Mexico, where 9 percent live.
Merla Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Merla are 4.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Merla earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 13.93% more than the national average, earning €34,212 per year; in United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $55,948 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merla in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरला | merala | - |
| Merla in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲର୍ା | emalara | 57.14 |
| େମଲର୍ | emalar | 42.86 |
| Merla in the Russian language | ||
| Мерла | merla | - |
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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 Merla
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