Merljak Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Merljak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 208 | 1:11,960 | 2,851 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merljak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merljak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merljak is most common in Slovenia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merljak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,052,587th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Merljak reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 11,960. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Gorizia, where 74 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 21 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 4 percent live. Outside of Slovenia Merljak occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.
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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 Merljak
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