Merrygold Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Merrygold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merrygold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Merrygold (25) may also be a first name.

Merrygold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merrygold occurs most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrygold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Merrygold live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Merrygold is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 39 percent reside, Essex, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England Merrygold is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 4 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merygold9412/
Merrigold891/
Merigold82165/
Merigol751/
Metrigol714/
Mehrigol711/
Miregold710/
Merigal631/
Meregall591/
Meregalt591/
Merigault5653/
Meregalle561/
Mirigal506/

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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 Merrygold
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