Merrian Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Merrian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 73 | 1:60,391 | 5,286 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 146 | 1:343,964 | 26,445 |
Merrian (737) may also be a first name.
Merrian Demographics
Average Merrian Salary in
United States
$40,111 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merrian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merrian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merrian is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merrian? popularity and diffusion
Merrian is the 1,471,719th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Merrian live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 303,201st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 737 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 60,391. In Liberia Merrian is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 53 percent are found, Maryland County, where 42 percent are found and Grand Kru County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Merrian occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Merrian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merrian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merrian surname decreased 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merrian Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Merrian last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.
The amount Merrian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $40,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.2% less than the national average, earning $41,140 CAD per year.
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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 Merrian
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