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 occurs most in Argentina. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merlach.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlach? popularity and diffusion

Merlach is the 1,409,418th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Merlach is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Merlach are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 77 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 359,188. In Argentina Merlach is most numerous in: Entre Ríos Province, where 39 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent live and Corrientes Province, where 17 percent live. Not including Argentina this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 19 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

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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