Merline Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Merline Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merline Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
India331:23,244,406321,547
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Merline (21,758) may also be a first name.

Merline Last Name Facts

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

Merline (Marathi: मेरिलन) occurs most in Chad. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merline? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merline is the 452,572nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. The last name Merline is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Merline are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 35,504th most frequent first name globally, borne by 21,758 people.

Merline is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Other than Chad it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Merline Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merline has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merline last name expanded 908 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merline Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merline are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% registered with the party.

Merline earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.35% more than the national average, earning $51,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merline Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merline in the Marathi language
मेरिलनmerilana50
मेरोलीनmerolina25
मेरालाईनmerala'ina25

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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
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  • 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 Merline
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