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

Merle (Arabic: مرل, Marathi: मेल, Russian: Мерле) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Merlé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 23,700^th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 318,790 people. Merle occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Merle live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 12,420^th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 79,602 people.

The last name is most widespread 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 live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this surname exists in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

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 grew 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 352 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merle Last Name Statistics ^demography

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