Merolyn Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Merolyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Merolyn (4,253) may also be a first name.
Merolyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merolyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merolyn is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merolyn? popularity and diffusion
Merolyn is the 3,882,373rd most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Merolyn is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Merolyn live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Merolyn is also the 106,239th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 4,253 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 31 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 19 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 13 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 35 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meroslyn | 93 | 5 | / |
| Merollyn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Merolin | 86 | 77 | / |
| Meralyn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Myroslyn | 80 | 19 | / |
| Meroling | 80 | 4 | / |
| Merrolin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merolien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merolina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merolling | 75 | 5 | / |
| Meralin | 71 | 76 | / |
| Mirolin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merulin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merolim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meralina | 67 | 134 | / |
| Myrholen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mehralin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Meruling | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mergalin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merullym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merzalin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meraleen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehralen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirolien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meralent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirolina | 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
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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 Merolyn
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