Merlato Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Merlato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Italy91:6,795,188113,457

Merlato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merlato is most common in Switzerland. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merlato.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlato? popularity and diffusion

Merlato is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merlato are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Merlato is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 746,629. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Thurgau, where 55 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 45 percent live. Excluding Switzerland this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 45 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merellato881/
Merloto8688/
Morlato862/
Merlotto80304/
Merletto80141/
Marlatto8054/
Merlotho808/
Merlateau75125/
Morellatto7127/
Merleta719/
Marletto67304/
Morletto6788/
Merletta6737/
Merlotta6713/
Marlatta671/
Marleuto671/
Merletha671/
Marleta57121/
Marlota574/
Marletta536,272/
Morletta533/
Marledta531/
Marlletta5010/

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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 Merlato
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