Merlach Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Merlach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1191:359,18827,983
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Merlach Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merlach Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merlach is found most frequently in Argentina. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlach? popularity and diffusion

Merlach is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Merlach is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Merlach live; 77 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

Merlach is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 359,188. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Entre Ríos Province, where 39 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent are found and Corrientes Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Argentina this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 19 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlac9220/
Mirlach86347/
Merliac8616/
Morlach862/
Merlakh861/
Merlath861/
Merla835,470/
Merillac8056/
Mierla77433/
Merlau77426/
Merlas77385/
Merzla77192/
Merlat77133/
Merlay7766/
Merlia7750/
Merlaş7734/
Merlaș7730/
Merlai7714/
Merlla7713/
Meerla7710/
Merlea776/
Merlya773/
Merrla773/
Merlaš772/
Meurla771/
Mejrla771/
Merlap771/
Merlaz771/
Mehrla771/
Merloh770/
Marillach7512/
Merella711,009/
Merlaud71950/
Mierlea71329/
Marloch71167/
Merilla71151/
Merlaut7180/
Meurlay7141/
Mierlau7126/
Merlhou7115/
Merlatt716/
Morloch712/
Mierlas712/
Merlais711/
Myrlayh711/
Mierlaa711/
Mehruullah711/
Merllat711/
Meerzla711/
Meirlas711/
Merlead711/
Merylla711/
Mierzla711/
Myrliah711/
Meerloa710/
Merlo6769,056/
Merillat67710/
Merillas67258/
Merliaud67230/
Mirla67162/
Mergilla67109/
Mrela6739/
Merlault6730/
Myrla6721/
Merleaud6717/
Merellas6713/
Merlă6712/
Meirylla6712/
Mérillac679/
Merleaux676/
Merehela673/
Merzella672/
Merrlatt671/
Marleich671/
Merła671/
Merzilla671/
Merillay671/
Meirelas671/
Meirelia671/
Meyrelas671/
Mirlouch671/
Merillea670/

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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 Merlach
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