Merrel Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Merrel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merrel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

Merrel (479) may also be a first name.

Merrel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merrel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. Merrel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Merrel reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Merrel is also the 388,635th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 479 people.

The last name Merrel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 21 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Merrel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merrel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 30 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merrel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merrel last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.26% registered to vote for the party.

Merrel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning $37,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrell9213,530/
Merriel92129/
Merreel929/
Meirrel921/
Merreld920/
Merel913,079/
Merrl911/
Merriell8664/
Meurrell863/
Meurriel862/
Meerrell861/
Meriel83901/
Morrel83519/
Merzel83374/
Merril83350/
Marrel83321/
Merell83170/
Moerel83116/
Maerel8361/
Meirel8354/
Meyrel8330/
Mehrel8326/
Merryl8325/
Mierel838/
Merrll835/
Mirrel833/
Metrel832/
Mearel831/
Myrrel831/
Mereld831/
Meurel831/
Merehl830/
Merl802,799/
Merrelová8011/
Merrelova801/
Merrill7747,906/
Morrell7726,694/
Merrild77666/
Marriel77621/
Marreel77286/
Morreel77278/
Marrell77227/
Meirele77181/
Morriel7769/
Maehrel7725/
Meurell7724/
Moehrel7721/
Mirrell7719/
Meyrele7718/
Meuriel778/
Meyrell774/
Merriol773/
Merryll773/
Mirriel772/
Merzell771/
Morrael771/
Mehrael771/
Merrgil771/
Merréll771/
Myrrell771/
Meiroel771/
Merrilt770/
Meriell770/
Mesrell770/
Metrell770/
Meirell770/
Merrellová754/
Morel73181,131/
Marel731,245/
Meril73815/
Mirel73735/
Mehrl73515/
Mierl73114/
Meyrl7347/
Mérel7344/
Moerl7332/
Merll7332/
Meryl7331/
Merzl7310/
Myrel736/
Marrl735/
Mrele734/
Maerl733/
Mearl732/
Merhl732/
Merlt732/
Mörel731/
Meerl731/
Myrrl730/
Meirl730/
Meathrel71130/
Marriell712/
Morrelll712/
Morriell711/
Merrioll711/
Marreell711/
Merelova711/
Moerrill711/
Meirelhe711/
Marruell711/
Hmeereel711/
Methrell710/
Morreell710/
Merrilll710/
Morell6720,425/
Merlet677,183/
Moriel672,747/
Mariel671,309/
Moreel67974/
Marell67558/
Miriel67472/
Mehrle67413/
Mareel67248/
Mergil67239/
Mairel67210/
Morael67167/
Merill67140/
Merzil67131/
Mirell67119/
Metril6777/
Morril6772/
Maarel6753/
Mahrel6745/
Marril6740/
Myrell6738/
Marael6734/
Maruel6733/
Meathrell6726/
Mirzel6720/
Moehrl6714/
Meriol6714/
Maeril6712/
Myriel6711/
Meryll677/
Merellová677/
Misrel677/
Mériel677/
Meryol677/
Merilh674/
Mirril673/
Maroel673/
Moroel672/
Merltt672/
Moyrel672/
Mayrel672/
Merled671/
Meiril671/
Myreld671/
Moeril671/
Morëel671/
Moirel671/
Meruil671/
Merleh671/
Míriel671/
Mrhele671/
Moruel671/
Merilt670/
Mearil670/
Myrril670/
Mohrel670/

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Merrel Reference & Research

Merrill FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Merrill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Merrel
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