Merul Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turkey

Merul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India221:34,866,608408,224
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Merul (364) may also be a first name.

Merul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merul (Hindi: मेरूल, Marathi: मेरुल, Oriya: େମରୁଳ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Merul reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Merul is also the 456,229th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 364 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 59 percent reside, Bihar, where 23 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehrul9157/
Merule9145/
Mergul9116/
Meroul919/
Meerul912/
Mearul911/
Meruil911/
Merull911/
Metrul911/
Merhoul83599/
Mehrgul8333/
Meraule837/
Meruill836/
Methrul835/
Mehraul835/
Merauld832/
Mergulh831/
Meroule831/
Mehroul831/
Meirule831/
Marul80686/
Morul80435/
Mirul80125/
Merol8036/
Märul801/
Mjrul801/
Myrul800/
Meyrault778/
Merrhoul773/
Metrault771/
Merulova771/
Merrault770/
Mirgul732,294/
Marull73576/
Morhul73254/
Majrul73132/
Moreul73124/
Mahrul7371/
Mirrul7351/
Marhul7331/
Miraul7329/
Mairul7323/
Marrul7318/
Misrul7317/
Maraul737/
Meroll735/
Mirule734/
Maarul732/
Mirzul732/
Meerol732/
Morull732/
Mayrul731/
Moruil731/
Maruil731/
Merrol731/
Moirul731/
Mareul731/
Mereulova711/
Mirgoul67136/
Maharul6742/
Marrull6720/
Meherol6716/
Majhrul6716/
Miroult6712/
Mahraul679/
Mirhoul674/
Marhull674/
Mahroul673/
Mehroll671/
Mireule671/
Meiroel671/
Mujraul671/
Majraul671/
Mirutel671/
Mérault671/
Merroll671/
Maaroul671/
Morrull671/
Mairoul671/
Miraule671/

Merul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merul in the Marathi language
मेरुलmerula-
Merul in the Hindi language
मेरूलmerula51.43
मेरुलmerula45.71
मीरूलmirula0.71
मरूलmarula0.71
Merul in the Oriya language
େମରୁଳemarula50
େମରୁଲemarula50

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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
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  • 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 Merul
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