Merlis Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Merlis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Merlis (4,719) may also be a first name.

Merlis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merlis (Russian: Мерлис) is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 825,152nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Merlis live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 99,691st most common forename in the world, held by 4,719 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 1,485,487. In The United States Merlis is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 40 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States Merlis is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Merlis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merlis surname are 26.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.25% being registered with the political party.

Merlis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.65% more than the national average, earning $61,119 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merliss9258/
Merlijs9226/
Maerlis923/
Merlais921/
Merli9114,770/
Meirelis86471/
Merellis8640/
Meyrelis861/
Merillis861/
Merrlies860/
Marlis831,129/
Merlli83191/
Merles83178/
Merlie83130/
Merloi8378/
Merlio8350/
Merlia8350/
Mirlis8339/
Merlic8316/
Merlys8315/
Merlid8314/
Merlai8314/
Mehrli8312/
Merlit8310/
Morlis838/
Meerli833/
Merlei831/
Merlix831/
Mesrli831/
Meurli831/
Meirellis8098/
Merlitsch8026/
Meyrellis803/
Meirelhis801/
Merelli772,376/
Morlais77230/
Merzlyi77200/
Marlais77162/
Merlich7790/
Marlois7776/
Marlies7768/
Mierloi7755/
Merilli7752/
Mirliss7747/
Merlhes7738/
Moerles7735/
Myrelis7715/
Marliss7714/
Merleix7711/
Meirles779/
Mearles776/
Meireli776/
Merlitt774/
Merllie773/
Mierles773/
Merlhès773/
Merlyts773/
Marllis772/
Merlice772/
Merzliy771/
Merglij771/
Morlies771/
Hmerliš771/
Marleis771/
Marlisz771/
Marluis771/
Merlles771/
Morhlis771/
Meyreli771/
Marlish770/
Merless770/
Meyrles770/
Meirelleis751/
Merle7322,860/
Merla735,470/
Merly731,235/
Myrli73101/
Merlé7329/
Mirli7319/
Merlă7312/
Mreli739/
Märli736/
Meireles7168,740/
Merilles711,701/
Mearelli71676/
Merelles71650/
Meyreles71646/
Mehrlich71349/
Morellis7170/
Merrelli7158/
Mirellis7121/
Meirelys7110/
Merrlles716/
Mearilli714/
Meirelli713/
Merillio713/
Meyrelli713/
Mierlejs712/
Mehrless712/
Marellis712/
Mayrelis711/
Merellio711/
Meireliz711/
Meereles711/
Meurelli711/
Morillis710/
Meirelles6715,951/
Merlet677,183/
Morles675,075/
Marles672,217/
Merley67514/
Merler67473/
Mierla67433/
Mehrle67413/
Meyrelles67393/
Merzla67192/
Merlhe67168/
Mirles6788/
Myrlia6783/
Mirloi6777/
Mergilles6774/
Merlez6768/
Myrlie6767/
Merlay6766/
Meurle6759/
Meirelhes6753/
Mierle6744/
Myrlid6740/
Mirlit6720/
Mierly6718/
Meirle6716/
Merzellia6713/
Merlla6713/
Merzly6710/
Meerla6710/
Merlej678/
Merlee678/
Meyrelesh677/
Meireless677/
Marrellis676/
Merrelles676/
Merlea676/
Mearle675/
Mierelles675/
Meirly675/
Mirzli674/
Marliz674/
Mesrle674/
Merlle674/
Meirellys674/
Mirliz674/
Marlès674/
Merrilles673/
Merrla673/
Merlya673/
Merrle672/
Meyreless672/
Meerly672/
Merlec672/
Mîrloi672/
Meyrellys672/
Meyrielli672/
Myrlai672/
Myrlys672/
Merled671/
Miraellis671/
Mirlai671/
Mirlid671/
Mitrellis671/
Meirilles671/
Mejrla671/
Merhle671/
Myrles671/
Meirreles671/
Merlly671/
Marillais671/
Merleh671/
Merloy671/
Merrlé671/
Mrheli671/
Morrellis671/
Mehrla671/
Mayrli671/
Meyrelhes671/
Mearly670/
Merrly670/
Mehrly670/
Meerle670/
Merrellia670/
Merluy670/

Merlis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merlis in the Russian language
Мерлисmerlis-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merlis
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