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 borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merlys? popularity and diffusion
Merlys is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Merlys is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Merlys live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Merlys is also the 108,661st most common first name in the world It is held by 4,101 people.
The surname Merlys is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 821,189. In Belgium Merlys is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in one country. It is also common 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
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