Merwyn Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Merwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Merwyn (1,787) may also be a first name.

Merwyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merwyn (Marathi: मेयर्न) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merwyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Merwyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merwyn is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Merwyn reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 180,949th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,787 people.

The last name Merwyn is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Merwyn is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 56 percent live, Karnataka, where 19 percent live and Goa, where 6 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Merwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merwyn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merwyn Last Name Statistics demography

Merwyn earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.02% less than the national average, earning $18,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merwin833,846/
Meerwn831/
Merwne831/
Merwen830/
Merwine77159/
Mehrwin7714/
Hmeerwn772/
Merwein771/
Merrwin771/
Mearwin771/
Meerwein7170/
Mehrwein7120/
Merbin6711/
Meerwinck676/
Meruin674/
Mirwin673/
Merben672/
Meruen671/
Mrewin671/
Merwim671/
Merhben6213/
Merouen621/
Meerueng572/
Myrben5019/
Meruim503/
Mirben501/

Merwyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merwyn in the Marathi language
मेयर्नmeyarna-

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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 Merwyn
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