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Where Does The Last Name Merle Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Merle (Arabic: مرل, Marathi: मेल, Russian: Мерле) is found most frequently in France. It can be found as: Merlé. Click here for further potential spellings of Merle.

How Common Is The Last Name Merle? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 23,700^th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 318,790 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Merle are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 12,420^th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 79,602 people.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 15,597 people, or 1 in 4,259. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 34 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France Merle exists in 78 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Merle Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merle last name rose 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 352 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merle Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merle surname are 10.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Merle earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning R 218,352 per year; in United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning $42,676 CAD per year.