Merlev Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Merlev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
Merlev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merlev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merlev (Russian: Мерлев) is most common in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merlev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Merlev live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Merlev is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Voronezh Oblast, where 47 percent are found, Lipetsk Oblast, where 42 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Russia Merlev is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 36 percent are found and Ukraine, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merleva | 92 | 69 | / |
| Merleev | 92 | 4 | / |
| Merzlev | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meyrliev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merzliev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merlov | 83 | 103 | / |
| Marlev | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mirlev | 83 | 17 | / |
| Merlöv | 83 | 15 | / |
| Merleb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merlova | 77 | 112 | / |
| Maarlev | 77 | 53 | / |
| Mirleva | 77 | 19 | / |
| Marleev | 77 | 12 | / |
| Marlaev | 77 | 7 | / |
| Marliev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mirlaev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirleev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marlv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mirzliev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marlef | 67 | 93 | / |
| Marlov | 67 | 61 | / |
| Marlew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mirlov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Myrlöv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Marløv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Morlef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mårelv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marliv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morlew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mayrleb | 62 | 16 | / |
| Mairleb | 62 | 15 | / |
| Mirlova | 62 | 12 | / |
| Mirleft | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mirlieb | 62 | 2 | / |
| Myrrälv | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marleuf | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morleyw | 62 | 0 | / |
| Marleaw | 62 | 0 | / |
| Morleaf | 62 | 0 | / |
| Merrellw | 57 | 0 | / |
| Morilloiv | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morelw | 50 | 2 | / |
| Myrälf | 50 | 2 | / |
| Marlif | 50 | 1 | / |
Merlev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merlev in the Russian language | ||
| Мерлев | merlev | - |
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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 Merlev
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