Merlić Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Merlić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 109 | 1:38,795 | 7,795 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 1:392,934 | 13,307 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
The alternate forms: Merlic (16) are calculated separately.
Merlić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merlić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merlić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Merlic. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merlić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Merlić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Merlić is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 38,795. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Istria County, where 45 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 37 percent live and Varaždin County, where 8 percent live. Barring Croatia Merlić occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent live and Slovenia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merlic | 94 | 16 | / |
| Merlich | 77 | 90 | / |
| Merlici | 77 | 62 | / |
| Merlitz | 77 | 44 | / |
| Merzlic | 77 | 21 | / |
| Merlits | 77 | 20 | / |
| Merlics | 77 | 3 | / |
| Merleci | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehrlich | 71 | 349 | / |
| Merlez | 67 | 68 | / |
| Merlitsch | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mirliz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marliz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merlec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merlych | 62 | 181 | / |
| Marlitz | 62 | 20 | / |
| Morlitz | 62 | 11 | / |
| Marlicz | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mirlici | 62 | 5 | / |
| Merlyts | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mörlitz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Merlecz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marliez | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mirlits | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morelliz | 57 | 4 | / |
| Merellez | 57 | 2 | / |
| Merledzs | 57 | 1 | / |
| Meirellez | 53 | 2 | / |
| Morlez | 50 | 54 | / |
| Marlez | 50 | 36 | / |
| Mirlez | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Merlić
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