Myriel Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saint Lucia
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Myriel Surname Definition:

Myriel: does not occur till the end of the twelfth century. The name is probably an interpolation. Now Murrell.

Myriel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Myriel (427) may also be a first name.

Myriel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Myriel: does not occur till the end of the twelfth century. The name is probably an interpolation. Now Murrell.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Myriel Last Name Facts

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

Myriel occurs more in Saint Lucia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myriel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Myriel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Myriel reside; 36 percent reside in Caribbean and 36 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Myriel is also the 415,584th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 427 people.

Myriel is most frequently occurring in Saint Lucia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,695. In Saint Lucia it is most common in: Castries Quarter, where 50 percent are found and Soufrière Quarter, where 50 percent are found. Other than Saint Lucia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myriele922/
Myril91146/
Myrel916/
Myrielle862/
Mayrield861/
Meriel83901/
Miriel83472/
Myrell8338/
Meyrel8330/
Myrill8325/
Mériel837/
Mytril832/
Moyrel832/
Mayrel832/
Myreal831/
Myreld831/
Myrgil831/
Myrrel831/
Míriel831/
Myrril830/
Myrl8010/
Myrihelle801/
Merriel77129/
Myrzell7749/
Mayrell7731/
Meyrele7718/
Meuriel778/
Meyrell774/
Mythril773/
Meriele772/
Mereiel772/
Mirriel772/
Misriel771/
Merișel771/
Myrrell771/
Meyrail770/
Meriell770/
Meraiel770/
Merel733,079/
Meril73815/
Mirel73735/
Mayrl73308/
Miril73177/
Mierl73114/
Meyrl7347/
Mérel7344/
Méril737/
Mrele734/
Myrrl730/
Mirielle71492/
Merriell7164/
Merielle7110/
Myreille713/
Meurriel712/
Mirehiel711/
Misraiel711/
Merrield711/
Mergel671,820/
Merzel67374/
Merril67350/
Merjil67348/
Mergil67239/
Mairel67210/
Merrel67182/
Merell67170/
Merill67140/
Merzil67131/
Mirell67119/
Mirgel67103/
Metril6777/
Mirail6768/
Meirel6754/
Mehrel6726/
Mirzel6720/
Merjel6716/
Meriol6714/
Misril6710/
Märgel6710/
Merail678/
Mierel678/
Misrel677/
Mairil676/
Merilh674/
Mireal674/
Mireil674/
Mirril673/
Mirill673/
Miriyl673/
Mereal673/
Mirrel673/
Merriield672/
Mireielle672/
Metrel672/
Mearel671/
Miroil671/
Mirrielle671/
Meiril671/
Meryil671/
Mereld671/
Meurel671/
Moirel671/
Meruil671/
Merrielle671/
Mrhele671/
Moiril671/
Merilt670/
Meryel670/
Mearil670/
Merehl670/

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