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
The surname Merrien is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merrien? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 175,427th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,984,253 people. The last name Merrien is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Merrien live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 596,468th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 227 people.
This last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 2,271 people, or 1 in 29,248. In France it is most common in: Brittany, where 52 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Normandy, where 6 percent reside. Besides France this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Guernsey, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Merrien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Merrien has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Merrien surname expanded 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
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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 Merrien
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