Merit is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Merit
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Merit

How popular is Merit?

Merit is ranked 348360 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Merits plummeted by 2.212389 per cent to 221 since 2000 and slipped by 6199 spots and ranked at 84748. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.87 74.34
Black 25.79 19.03
Others 2.26 0
Merit is a very rare family name, few people in France and Saint Kitts and Nevis have the last name. Around 807 people have been found who wears Merit as their family name. Merit is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
27,602 Nigeria4
41,879 Turkey2
131,225 Spain2
18,718 Thailand2
10,958 Bangladesh1
107,212 South Africa1
28,746 Algeria1
25,721 Egypt1
16,640 Hong Kong1
2,057 Myanmar1
29,774 Venezuela1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
13,447 Uganda1
40,340 Malaysia1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
118,015 Netherlands1
14,644 Tunisia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
85,726 Canada32
378,102 India24
23,914 Denmark20
155,219 England16
369,956 Indonesia14
Countries with hundreds of Merit:
33,969 France294
93,305 United States246
23,602 Mexico131
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Merit Namesakes

  • Marjatta Meritähti, Okko Kamu's wife
  • Isidore Méritan, Politician
  • Lorena Meritano, Actress
  • Don Merit, Author
  • Else Merit Schreur, Musical Artist
  • Marjatta Meritähti, Okko Kamu's wife
  • Jason Meritt, Recording Engineer
  • Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt, Archaeologist
  • Frances Meritt Stern, Author
  • Serginho Meriti, Composer

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