Merlu Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
France

Merlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1511:5,079,903126,627
France141:4,744,480251,814
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merlu (99) may also be a first name.

Merlu Last Name Facts

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

Merlu (Hindi: मेरलू) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,333,288th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Merlu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Merlu live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Merlu is also the 951,070th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 99 people.

Merlu is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 5,079,903. In India Merlu is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 97 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent live and Ecuador, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlau91426/
Merlut91144/
Merlou9182/
Merlus9162/
Merluț9144/
Merliu911/
Merllu911/
Merluy910/
Merlaud83950/
Merlaut8380/
Mierluț8371/
Mierlau8326/
Merlhou8315/
Merillu8310/
Mierluș831/
Merlouz831/
Merlius831/
Morlu802,072/
Marlu80269/
Mirlu805/
Merillou77356/
Merliaud77230/
Merlault7730/
Mehrlust778/
Mearllus771/
Merillus771/
Merellus771/
Mirlau73133/
Mirlou7339/
Marlau7334/
Marlui7323/
Marliu7312/
Merloe739/
Marleu737/
Mirlus734/
Morleu733/
Merloo731/
Morlau731/
Morluy731/
Marluy731/
Marllu731/
Myrlus730/
Merilloux714/
Meerloo67135/
Mirloup6776/
Marellu6730/
Morellu6730/
Mirellu674/
Mirlaud672/
Marillu672/
Myrlyuz672/
Mehrloo671/
Mirloux671/
Morillu671/
Merrillaux670/

Merlu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merlu in the Hindi language
मेरलूmeralu-

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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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  • 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 Merlu
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