Merling Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Merling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3651:220,56324,769
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
France1131:587,81278,453
Canada841:438,63838,170
Ecuador841:189,3557,703
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Merling (1,829) may also be a first name.

Merling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merling (Russian: Мерлинг) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 322,243rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname Merling is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Merling live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 178,413th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,829 people.

The last name Merling is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 220,563. In Germany Merling is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Merling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merling last name grew 495 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merling surname are 2.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.77% registered with the party.

The amount Merling earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.57% more than the national average, earning 434,584 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $47,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $53,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meurling93366/
Mehrling93187/
Maerling9338/
Mierling9316/
Mearling939/
Meirling931/
Merhling930/
Moerling930/
Merlin9233,556/
Merlingue888/
Marling862,271/
Merlina861,870/
Morling861,227/
Merlijn86214/
Mörling86112/
Merlinc8661/
Meurlin8652/
Mirling8636/
Merlint8634/
Mherlin8628/
Myrling8625/
Merlien8622/
Märling8613/
Merzlin869/
Merlind869/
Merllin866/
Merleng866/
Merlion864/
Merrlin862/
Merlink862/
Merlinn861/
Mearlin860/
Mehrlin860/
Merln836/
Hæmmerling821/
Mahrling8039/
Meirlina8031/
Möhrling8026/
Mohrling806/
Merlinne802/
Merillin801/
Morhling801/
Mayrling800/
Marlling800/
Merlen771,342/
Merlim77857/
Merlyn77322/
Mirlin7761/
Myrlin7730/
Merlín7713/
Märlin772/
Merlên771/
Merlìn771/
Mérlin771/
Mrelin771/
Meryln771/
Merlinova7576/
Merillion756/
Merillien753/
Merlinová752/
Merlene71127/
Marlink71103/
Merlaen7147/
Mirlina7128/
Myrlien7112/
Merlyna719/
Merylne716/
Marleng715/
Merlend715/
Merlent713/
Merleen713/
Merlhim712/
Morleng712/
Merllim711/
Mherlyn711/
Mierellien711/
Mirlind711/
Merllen711/
Merllne711/
Meuryllinn711/
Merrlen711/
Mirllin710/
Merlynn710/
Meurlen710/
Meirlaen67679/
Meerlaen6710/
Merillen672/
Merlynck672/
Merillim671/
Meirelen671/
Marlinck670/
Marllink670/
Merillyn670/

Merling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merling in the Russian language
Мерлингmerling-

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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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  • 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 Merling
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