Merlas Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Romania

Merlas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2771:365,48148,460
Romania871:230,78022,248
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Merlaş (34), Merlaș (30) & Merlaš (2) are calculated separately.

Merlas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merlas (Arabic: ميرلاس) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Merlaş, Merlaș or Merlaš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlas? popularity and diffusion

Merlas is the 746,827th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Merlas are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 365,481. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 31 percent are found, Ilocos, where 22 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 18 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlaş9434/
Merlaș9430/
Merlaš942/
Mierlas922/
Merlais921/
Meirlas921/
Merla915,470/
Merillas86258/
Merellas8613/
Meirelas861/
Meyrelas861/
Merlos8312,709/
Morlas83916/
Mierla83433/
Merlau83426/
Marlas83212/
Merzla83192/
Mirlas83141/
Merlat83133/
Merlay8366/
Myrlas8352/
Merlia8350/
Merlac8320/
Merlai8314/
Merlla8313/
Meerla8310/
Merlea836/
Merrla833/
Merlya833/
Meurla831/
Mejrla831/
Merlap831/
Merlaz831/
Merlós831/
Mehrla831/
Merella771,009/
Merlaud77950/
Mierlea77329/
Morlais77230/
Marlais77162/
Merlach77154/
Merilla77151/
Morlaas7791/
Merlaut7780/
Marlias7755/
Meurlay7741/
Mierlau7726/
Merliac7716/
Merlatt776/
Morleas774/
Morlaës772/
Marlass771/
Mierlaa771/
Merllat771/
Mierzla771/
Morlaus771/
Morlaàs771/
Merylla771/
Merlead771/
Merloos771/
Merlath771/
Merrlos771/
Meerzla771/
Meerloa770/
Marlaus770/
Marllas770/
Merlo7369,056/
Mirla73162/
Mrela7339/
Myrla7321/
Merlă7312/
Merła731/
Morillas7110,025/
Merillat71710/
Myrillas71251/
Merliaud71230/
Morellas71123/
Mergilla71109/
Moerloos71101/
Marillas7194/
Merillac7156/
Merlault7130/
Merleaud7117/
Meirylla7112/
Merleaux716/
Mirillas713/
Merillos713/
Merehela713/
Meirelos713/
Merzella712/
Merrlatt711/
Merzilla711/
Merillay711/
Marellas711/
Meirelia711/
Myrellas711/
Merillea710/
Merlot671,558/
Merley67514/
Merloz67410/
Mierlo67352/
Meerlo67180/
Mirlau67133/
Marlos67126/
Myrlia6783/
Merlou6782/
Merloi6778/
Merllo6763/
Mierlă6762/
Mirlay6752/
Merlio6750/
Mojrla6721/
Morlos6718/
Marrillas6716/
Merzellia6713/
Mirlea679/
Mirlos677/
Mairla675/
Morlás675/
Mirlla674/
Morlaz674/
Merrlo672/
Marlaz672/
Merilleau672/
Meiriella672/
Myrlai672/
Myrlea671/
Maggirlas671/
Mirlai671/
Merrillat671/
Merlei671/
Moirla671/
Mmirla671/
Morrillas671/
Marillais671/
Mehrlo671/
Merleault671/
Merloo671/
Merlox671/
Merloy671/
Mîrlea671/
Mirlaj671/
Mirlha671/
Merloh670/
Merrellia670/

Merlas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merlas in the Arabic language
ميرلاسmyrlas-

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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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  • 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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