Merlo Surname

8,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Honduras

Merlo Surname Definition:

A town and a parish in Buckinghamshire, and a township in Herefordshire.

Merlo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy18,3811:3,327292
Argentina17,7261:2,411317
Honduras4,4831:1,967316
Brazil4,1601:51,4601,983
United States4,0631:89,21010,037
Nicaragua3,0561:1,970327
Spain2,4081:19,4152,139
Mexico2,2551:55,0452,720
Bolivia2,1581:4,920686
Venezuela1,8481:16,3441,277
France1,8411:36,0804,410
Peru9651:32,9373,270
Paraguay8651:8,366518
Australia8451:31,9484,245
Ecuador6901:23,0523,126
Switzerland5081:16,1672,644
Uruguay4361:7,871883
Canada3511:104,97311,323
Thailand3431:205,94334,204
Belgium3211:35,8155,837
Philippines2371:427,16553,463
Colombia1881:254,1175,427
England1181:472,18730,747
Chile1161:151,8665,175
Germany971:829,95360,372
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Costa Rica871:54,9431,207
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Luxembourg561:10,3671,774
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Panama261:150,4714,892
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Belarus211:452,43144,053
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Monaco141:2,648179
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
India61:127,844,230863,365
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Merlo (1,598) may also be a first name.

Merlo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A town and a parish in Buckinghamshire, and a township in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Merlo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merlo (Russian: Мерло) is most common in Italy. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,246th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,531 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Merlo live; 42 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Italic Europe. Merlo is also the 193,348th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 1,598 people.

The surname Merlo is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 18,381 people, or 1 in 3,327. In Italy it is mostly found in: Piedmont, where 37 percent reside, Lombardy, where 24 percent reside and Veneto, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Italy this surname is found in 78 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 26 percent reside and Honduras, where 6 percent reside.

Merlo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merlo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merlo surname rose 31,254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merlo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merlo last name are 3.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merlo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.82% more than the national average, earning €41,688 per year; in Peru they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,621 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning R 246,072 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $25,940,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $46,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $54,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlos9112,709/
Merlot911,558/
Merloz91410/
Mierlo91352/
Meerlo91180/
Merlou9182/
Merloi9178/
Merllo9163/
Merlio9150/
Merrlo912/
Mehrlo911/
Merloo911/
Merloy911/
Merloh910/
Merello834,077/
Merillo831,042/
Merliot83343/
Meerloo83135/
Mierloi8355/
Merlhou8315/
Merlott836/
Mehrloo831/
Merloos831/
Merlouz831/
Merrlos831/
Meirelo831/
Meerloa830/
Merla805,470/
Marlo801,594/
Morlo80523/
Mirlo8085/
Merło8042/
Myrlo8015/
Merlă8012/
Metrillo771,182/
Merillou77356/
Merillot7725/
Mehrlooy777/
Merelllo776/
Merllott775/
Merrillo774/
Merillio773/
Merillos773/
Moerello772/
Metrello772/
Merrello772/
Maerillo771/
Meruillo771/
Merellio771/
Morleo731,633/
Morlio73699/
Mirloo73643/
Mierla73433/
Morloy73432/
Merlau73426/
Merlas73385/
Merzla73192/
Merlat73133/
Marlio7399/
Mirloi7377/
Marloy7364/
Mierlă7362/
Merlia7350/
Marloh7345/
Mirlou7339/
Merlaş7334/
Merlaș7330/
Merlla7313/
Meerla7310/
Mirlos737/
Marleo735/
Marllo735/
Marloo734/
Morllo734/
Marloi734/
Moerla733/
Merrla733/
Merlya733/
Marhlo733/
Maerla732/
Morloh732/
Merlaš732/
Mîrloi732/
Meurla731/
Mejrla731/
Merlap731/
Merlaz731/
Morloi731/
Mirlot731/
Merlós731/
Mehrla731/
Merilloux714/
Metrillio712/
Merilliod711/
Mettrillo711/
Metrellio711/
Metrillot711/
Morillo67130,139/
Morello6726,042/
Marello671,985/
Merella671,009/
Merlaud67950/
Mairlot67250/
Marillo67201/
Merlach67154/
Merilla67151/
Merlaut6780/
Mirloup6776/
Mirillo6775/
Mirlooy6754/
Mirlooh6728/
Mirello6724/
Merlatt676/
Muirllo672/
Mierlaa671/
Merllat671/
Mierzla671/
Morrllo671/
Mirloux671/
Merylla671/
Merlath671/
Meirlas671/
Mirlohy671/
Meerzla671/
Marlloy670/

Merlo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merlo in the Russian language
Мерлоmerlo-

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