Merleau Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Merleau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merleau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3841:172,97626,937
Canada501:736,91258,785
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Merleau (67) may also be a first name.

Merleau Last Name Facts

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

Merleau (Arabic: مرلو) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merleau.

How Common Is The Last Name Merleau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merleau is the 669,375th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Merleau are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Merleau is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 67 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 172,976. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 40 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 24 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Merleau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Merleau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $52,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlea926/
Mierleja803/
Merillea800/
Mirlea779/
Mîrlea771/
Merelleay751/
Merloiu7152/
Merliah7150/
Marleha7125/
Marleah712/
Merloju711/
Marleja711/
Mierloiu67177/
Marilliea631/
Marliah576,150/
Marliha5718/
Morliey571/
Marlihah5328/
Mirlihay534/
Marlieyh531/
Mierliță531/
Marlaiya531/

Merleau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merleau in the Arabic language
مرلوmrlw-

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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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  • 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 Merleau
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