Merlescu Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Merlescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania901:223,08721,716
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Merlescu Last Name Facts

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

Merlescu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlescu? popularity and diffusion

Merlescu is the 1,817,111th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Merlescu reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 223,087. In Romania Merlescu is most frequent in: Iași County, where 63 percent are found, Neamț County, where 34 percent are found and Brașov County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Romania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Merlescu Last Name Statistics demography

Merlescu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mierlescu9412/
Mirlescu8848/
Marlescu8837/
Mirulescu82155/
Maralescu8264/
Merlusca751,020/
Maralesc751/
Merluscă751/
Marilesca712/
Morales Achou671/
Merlekoo631/

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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 Merlescu
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