Merland Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Merland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4981:133,37920,392
Belgium901:127,74018,560
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Merland (901) may also be a first name.

Merland Last Name Facts

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

Merland occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 493,936th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Merland reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 270,435th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 901 people.

The last name Merland is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 133,379. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside. Besides France this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Merland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merland last name expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merland are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Merland earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.81% less than the national average, earning 256,755 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $40,586 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 Merland
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