Merletta Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Merletta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merletta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Merletta (35) may also be a first name.

Merletta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merletta is most common in Italy. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merletta? popularity and diffusion

Merletta is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Merletta live; 97 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent live in Italic Europe. Merletta is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name Merletta is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,698,797. In Italy Merletta is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 97 percent live and Marche, where 3 percent live. Beside Italy it exists in one country. It is also found in Jamaica, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merleta939/
Marletta886,272/
Merletti882,545/
Merlette88573/
Merletto88141/
Merlotta8813/
Morletta883/
Merlitta881/
Merletha881/
Marlletta8210/
Marleta80121/
Merlita8063/
Merleti805/
Merlotto75304/
Marletto75304/
Mierlita75165/
Merlitti75128/
Morletto7588/
Marlitta751/
Marlieta751/
Marledta751/
Maerlita751/
Merlitte751/
Morlitta751/
Marlatta751/
Merlateau71125/
Marlita671,210/
Merloto6788/
Merlato6720/
Morlita6710/
Marlota674/
Merlito672/
Morelta671/
Marltha671/
Marlatto6354/
Merlotho638/
Marlitha631/
Marleuto631/
Merellato591/
Marrielta590/
Myrlte572/
Morellatto5627/
Merrilliti562/
Marlito535/
Morlato532/
Morelto531/
Marelto530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Merletta
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