Merrien Surname
Approximately 2,442 people bear this surname
Merrien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,271 | 1:29,248 | 3,571 |
| Guernsey | 96 | 1:671 | 102 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Merrien (227) may also be a first name.
Merrien Demographics
Average Merrien Salary in
Canada
$55,798 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Merrien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merrien Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merrien is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Merrien.
How Common Is The Last Name Merrien? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 175,427th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,984,253 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Merrien are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 596,468th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 227 people.
The last name Merrien is most widely held in France, where it is held by 2,271 people, or 1 in 29,248. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 52 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Normandy, where 6 percent are found. Outside of France this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Guernsey, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Merrien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Merrien has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Merrien surname grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merrien Last Name Statistics demography
Merrien earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $55,798 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 Merrien
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