Merlyn Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Merlyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
India591:13,001,108227,026
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Merlyn (88,732) may also be a first name.

Merlyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merlyn (Hindi: मर्लिन, Marathi: मेरलीन) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merlyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlyn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 849,693rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. Merlyn is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Merlyn live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merlyn is also the 11,314th most common given name at a global level It is held by 88,732 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,224,530. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 47 percent reside, West Java, where 36 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 13 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Merlyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merlyn last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merlyn earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning $36,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.73% more than the national average, earning $63,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merlyna929/
Mherlyn921/
Merlynn920/
Merln916/
Merlynck862/
Merillyn860/
Merlin8333,556/
Merlen831,342/
Merlín8313/
Myrlyn836/
Mirlyn831/
Merlìn831/
Merlên831/
Meryln831/
Merlynova807/
Meerlynck802/
Meurillyn801/
Merlina771,870/
Merling771,158/
Merlijn77214/
Merlene77127/
Meurlin7752/
Merlaen7747/
Merlint7734/
Mherlin7728/
Merlien7722/
Myrlyna779/
Merlind779/
Merzlin779/
Merllin776/
Merleng776/
Merylne776/
Merlend775/
Merlion774/
Merlent773/
Merleen773/
Merrlin772/
Merllen771/
Merlinn771/
Merrlen771/
Merllne771/
Meurlen770/
Mehrlin770/
Mearlin770/
Myrlynn770/
Meirlaen71679/
Mehrling71187/
Meirlina7131/
Meerlaen7110/
Mearling719/
Merlinne712/
Merillen712/
Meirelen711/
Meirling711/
Merillin711/
Merhling710/
Merlim67857/
Merlinova6776/
Mirlin6761/
Myrlin6730/
Merlingue678/
Merillion676/
Mirlen675/
Merillien673/
Meyrellen672/
Merlem672/
Mirlén672/
Merlinová672/
Märlin672/
Mrelin671/
Merlenova671/
Mérlin671/
Mirlnd671/

Merlyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merlyn in the Hindi language
मर्लिनmarlina66.67
मोर्लिनmorlina33.33
Merlyn in the Marathi language
मेरलीनmeralina39.13
मेरिलनmerilana17.39
मॅरिलनmerilana8.7
मेरलेनmeralena8.7
मेरलीmerali4.35
मेरीलीनmerilina4.35
मेरलmerala4.35
मर्लीनmarlina4.35
मरलीयनmaraliyana4.35
मेरोलीनmerolina4.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merlyn
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