Meryl Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Meryl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meryl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Meryl (18,550) may also be a first name.

Meryl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meryl (Bengali: মেরিল, Hindi: मरियाल, Marathi: मेिरल) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Meryl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meryl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Meryl reside; 48 percent reside in Caribbean and 32 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Meryl is also the 39,978th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 18,550 people.

The surname Meryl is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Meryl is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 44 percent live, Migori County, where 44 percent live and Vihiga County, where 11 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States Virgin Islands, where 29 percent live and Haiti, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merryl9125/
Meryol917/
Meryll917/
Merl892,799/
Merryll833/
Merel803,079/
Meril80815/
Mehrl80515/
Mierl80114/
Meyrl8047/
Merll8032/
Merzl8010/
Merhl802/
Mearl802/
Merlt802/
Merrl801/
Meerl801/
Meirl800/
Merylova776/
Merlet737,183/
Meriel73901/
Mehrle73413/
Merzel73374/
Merril73350/
Mergil73239/
Merrel73182/
Merell73170/
Merill73140/
Merzil73131/
Metril7377/
Meirel7354/
Meyrel7330/
Mehrel7326/
Meriol7314/
Mierel738/
Merrll735/
Merilh734/
Metrel732/
Merltt732/
Meiril731/
Mereld731/
Mearel731/
Merled731/
Meurel731/
Meruil731/
Merleh731/
Merilt730/
Mearil730/
Merehl730/
Merrill6747,906/
Merrell6713,530/
Merrild67666/
Meirele67181/
Merriel67129/
Merlova67112/
Mirl6783/
Merlett6765/
Meurell6724/
Meyrele6718/
Myrl6710/
Merreel679/
Meuriel678/
Meruill676/
Merigli674/
Meyrell674/
Merriol673/
Meirill672/
Metrill671/
Mettril671/
Merzell671/
Meirrel671/
Merioll671/
Meiroel671/
Mehrael671/
Mearlet671/
Merrgil671/
Merréll671/
Meirell670/
Meriell670/
Merrilt670/
Mergill670/
Mesrell670/
Mearill670/
Merreld670/
Meerill670/
Metrell670/

Meryl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meryl in the Bengali language
মেরিলmerila-
Meryl in the Hindi language
मरियालmariyala-
Meryl in the Marathi language
मेिरलmeirala33.33
मेरीलmerila33.33
मॅरीलmerila6.67
मारयलmarayala6.67
मेरलmerala6.67
मेयर्लmeyarla6.67
मेिरलाmeirala6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meryl
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