Merlov Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Merlov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1001:1,441,23199,834
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Merlöv (15) are calculated separately.

Merlov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merlov (Russian: Мерлов) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Merlöv. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Merlov are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 1,441,231. In Russia it is most common in: Chuvash Republic, where 75 percent are found, Tver Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Primorsky Krai, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Russia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and Lithuania, where 1 percent are found.

Merlov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merlov surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlöv9415/
Merzlov92763/
Merlova92112/
Merlow83100/
Marlov8361/
Merlob8350/
Merlev8336/
Mirlov836/
Merlof831/
Marlyov7712/
Mirlova7712/
Merleev774/
Mirzlov772/
Merllow771/
Merlouw771/
Merzloff712/
Marlow6728,415/
Marlev6726/
Marlof6723/
Mirlev6717/
Morlow676/
Myrlöv675/
Mirlow671/
Morilloiv671/
Merlaw671/
Merlap671/
Morlof670/

Merlov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merlov in the Russian language
Мерловmerlov-

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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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  • 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 Merlov
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