Merlyne Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Merlyne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merlyne (1,126) may also be a first name.

Merlyne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merlyne (Marathi: मेरलीन) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlyne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merlyne is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Merlyne reside; 20 percent reside in Caribbean and 20 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 237,464th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 1,126 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Merlyne is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 100 percent live. Outside of Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 20 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merlyne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merlyne in the Marathi language
मेरलीनmeralina-

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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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  • 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 Merlyne
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