Merlau Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Merlau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Germany1011:797,08458,657
France201:3,321,136213,627
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Merlau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merlau is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlau? popularity and diffusion

Merlau is the 693,669th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Merlau live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 1,262,923. In The United States Merlau is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Indiana, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Merlau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merlau surname are 18.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Merlau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $42,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlaud92950/
Merlaut9280/
Mierlau9226/
Merla915,470/
Merlu91168/
Merliaud86230/
Merlault8630/
Merleaud8617/
Merleaux866/
Mierla83433/
Merlas83385/
Merzla83192/
Merlut83144/
Merlat83133/
Mirlau83133/
Merlou8382/
Merlay8366/
Merlus8362/
Merlia8350/
Merluț8344/
Marlau8334/
Merlaş8334/
Merlaș8330/
Merlae8330/
Merlai8314/
Merlla8313/
Meerla8310/
Merlea836/
Moerla833/
Merrla833/
Merlya833/
Maerla832/
Merlaš832/
Meurla831/
Mejrla831/
Merlap831/
Merlaz831/
Merllu831/
Morlau831/
Merliu831/
Mehrla831/
Merlue830/
Merluy830/
Merilleau802/
Merleault801/
Merella771,009/
Mierlea77329/
Merlach77154/
Merilla77151/
Mirleau77139/
Mierluț7771/
Meurlay7741/
Merlhou7715/
Merillu7710/
Merlatt776/
Mirlaud772/
Merlius771/
Merliya771/
Mierlaa771/
Merleya771/
Merllat771/
Mierluș771/
Mierzla771/
Merylla771/
Merlais771/
Merlead771/
Merlouz771/
Merlath771/
Meirlas771/
Meerzla771/
Merleia771/
Hmerlae771/
Meerloa770/
Merrillaux750/
Merlo7369,056/
Morla7318,726/
Marla734,801/
Morlu732,072/
Marlu73269/
Mirla73162/
Mrela7339/
Myrla7321/
Merlă7312/
Mirlu735/
Merła731/
Merillat71710/
Merillou71356/
Merillas71258/
Mergilla71109/
Merzlaya7159/
Maerliah7117/
Merellas7113/
Meirylla7112/
Mehrlust718/
Marillau718/
Merehela713/
Merzella712/
Maerella711/
Merrlatt711/
Merzilla711/
Merillay711/
Merillus711/
Meirelia711/
Merellus711/
Mearllus711/
Merillea710/
Merlos6712,709/
Marlia675,693/
Merlot671,558/
Marlay67530/
Merley67514/
Merloz67410/
Mierlo67352/
Marlah67252/
Meerlo67180/
Mirlas67141/
Mahrla67141/
Merlie67130/
Morlay67107/
Marlai6787/
Myrlia6783/
Merloi6778/
Morlla6775/
Morlia6775/
Marlla6773/
Merllo6763/
Mierlă6762/
Maarla6761/
Mirlay6752/
Myrlas6752/
Merlio6750/
Mirlou6739/
Marlea6733/
Marlui6723/
Mojrla6721/
Morlai6721/
Merzellia6713/
Marliu6712/
Merloe679/
Morrla679/
Mirlea679/
Merlee678/
Marleu677/
Mairla675/
Morlaa674/
Mirlla674/
Mirlus674/
Merilloux674/
Morleu673/
Merrlo672/
Marrla672/
Meiriella672/
Myrlai672/
Myrlea671/
Marllu671/
Marluy671/
Mirlai671/
Merrillat671/
Merlei671/
Merlye671/
Morlah671/
Morluy671/
Moirla671/
Mmirla671/
Mehrlo671/
Merloo671/
Merloy671/
Merlós671/
Mîrlea671/
Mirlaj671/
Mirlha671/
Merloh670/
Merrellia670/
Myrlus670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merlau
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