Merlas Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Merlas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 277 | 1:365,481 | 48,460 |
| Romania | 87 | 1:230,780 | 22,248 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Merlaş (34), Merlaș (30) & Merlaš (2) are calculated separately.
Merlas Demographics
Average Merlas Salary in
United States
$74,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merlas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merlas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merlas (Arabic: ميرلاس) occurs most in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant: Merlaş, Merlaș or Merlaš. Click here for other potential spellings of Merlas.
How Common Is The Last Name Merlas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 746,827th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Merlas live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 365,481. In The Philippines Merlas is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 31 percent reside, Ilocos, where 22 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Merlas occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Merlas Last Name Statistics demography
Merlas earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merlas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merlas in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرلاس | myrlas | - |
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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 Merlas
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