Merlys Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Merlys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Merlys (4,101) may also be a first name.
Merlys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merlys Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merlys is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merlys? popularity and diffusion
Merlys is the 5,057,639th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Merlys reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Merlys is also the 108,661st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 4,101 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 821,189. In Belgium Merlys is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Belgium Merlys is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merlyts | 92 | 3 | / |
| Meirelys | 86 | 10 | / |
| Merlis | 83 | 336 | / |
| Merles | 83 | 178 | / |
| Myrlys | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meirellys | 80 | 4 | / |
| Meyrellys | 80 | 2 | / |
| Merlych | 77 | 181 | / |
| Merliss | 77 | 58 | / |
| Merlhes | 77 | 38 | / |
| Merlijs | 77 | 26 | / |
| Meirles | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mearles | 77 | 6 | / |
| Merlhès | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mierles | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mirllys | 77 | 2 | / |
| Merlais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merlles | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meyrles | 77 | 0 | / |
| Merless | 77 | 0 | / |
| Meireles | 71 | 68,740 | / |
| Merilles | 71 | 1,701 | / |
| Merelles | 71 | 650 | / |
| Meyreles | 71 | 646 | / |
| Meirelis | 71 | 471 | / |
| Merellis | 71 | 40 | / |
| Merrlles | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mierlejs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirellys | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mehrless | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meyrelis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merillis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meereles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merrlies | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meirelles | 67 | 15,951 | / |
| Meyrelles | 67 | 393 | / |
| Meirellis | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mirles | 67 | 88 | / |
| Mergilles | 67 | 74 | / |
| Merlez | 67 | 68 | / |
| Meirelhes | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mirlis | 67 | 39 | / |
| Meyrelesh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meireless | 67 | 7 | / |
| Merrelles | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mierelles | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meyrellis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merrilles | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meyreless | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meyrelhes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirilles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merlix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myrles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirreles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirelhis | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merlys
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis