Merletti Surname

169,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Merletti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merletti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,9921:30,7015,493
Argentina2541:168,28114,146
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Uruguay901:38,1314,387
France201:3,321,136213,627
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Merletti (14) may also be a first name.

Merletti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merletti is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merletti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 169,550th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,863,476 people. The surname Merletti is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Merletti live; 78 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent live in Italic Europe. Merletti is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,992 people, or 1 in 30,701. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 63 percent reside, Lazio, where 12 percent reside and Abruzzo, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Italy this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Merletti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merletti last name are 2.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56% registered with the party.

The amount Merletti earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning €28,854 per year; in United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.53% more than the national average, earning $85,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merleti935/
Merlette88573/
Merlitti88128/
Merletta8837/
Merleta809/
Merletha751/
Merlitta751/
Merlitte751/
Merlita6763/
Merrilliti672/
Mierlita63165/

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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 Merletti
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