Merlain Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Merlain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Merlain (640) may also be a first name.
Merlain Demographics
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Merlain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merlain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merlain is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merlain? popularity and diffusion
Merlain is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Merlain are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Merlain is also the 328,833rd most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 640 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Merlain is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 31 percent reside, New York, where 21 percent reside and Rhode Island, where 17 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Merlain Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Merlain are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Merlain earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,389 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merlain
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