Merín Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Merín Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
The alternate forms: Merin (9,353) & Mérin (3) are calculated separately.
Merín Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merín Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merín is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Merin or Mérin. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merín? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Merín occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Merín live; 77 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,750,120. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 35 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 24 percent are found and Andalusia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Spain this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent are found and Chile, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Merín
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