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
Merolyn occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merolyn? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merolyn is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Merolyn are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 62 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 106,239th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 4,253 people.
Merolyn is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 31 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 19 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 13 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found 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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