Merlim Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Merlim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8451:253,3429,758
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Merlim (145) may also be a first name.

Merlim Last Name Facts

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

Merlim is most common in Brazil. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 408,080th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The surname Merlim is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Merlim are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America. Merlim is also the 766,399th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 145 people.

The last name Merlim is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 845 people, or 1 in 253,342. In Brazil Merlim is primarily concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 35 percent are found, São Paulo, where 29 percent are found and Espírito Santo, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Merlim occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Merlim Last Name Statistics demography

Merlim earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlhim922/
Merlimm921/
Merliem921/
Merllim921/
Merillim861/
Merlin8333,556/
Marlim83158/
Morlim8376/
Merlem832/
Mirlim832/
Merlym831/
Merlina771,870/
Merling771,158/
Merlijn77214/
Meurlin7752/
Merlint7734/
Mherlin7728/
Merlien7722/
Merlind779/
Merzlin779/
Merllin776/
Merlion774/
Merrlin772/
Merlinn771/
Marliem771/
Maerlem771/
Mearlin770/
Mehrlin770/
Merln736/
Mehrling71187/
Meirlina7131/
Mearling719/
Merlinne712/
Meirling711/
Merillin711/
Merhling710/
Merlen671,342/
Merlyn67322/
Merlinova6776/
Mirlin6761/
Myrlin6730/
Merlín6713/
Merlingue678/
Marlem677/
Merillion676/
Marleheim674/
Merillien673/
Morlem673/
Merlinová672/
Märlin672/
Meerhleem672/
Mrelin671/
Mérlin671/
Meryln671/
Merlên671/
Merlìn671/

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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 Merlim
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