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Surname Merlin in modern Croatia
Merlin families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Labin. In Martinski in Labin area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Merlin.
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Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Merlin live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (80), Oroslavje (20), Strmec Stubicki in Oroslavje area (15), Markoci in Labin area (10), and in Labin (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Merlin (including: Merlyn , Mörlin , Merlien , Mherlin and Merllin ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. "Merlien " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Merlyn " is used by some 100 people in the Philippines , about 100 in Indonesia , and some 60 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Branko Merlin,
Ivana Merlin,
Zlata Merlin,
Katarina Merlin,
Mirjana Merlin,
Ivica Merlin,
Berislav Merlin,
Renato Merlin,
Željko Merlin,
Dragica Merlin,
Daniele Merlin,
Ksenija Merlin,
Dubravka Merlin,
Andrea Merlin,
Marko Merlin,
Valentino Merlin,
Albina Merlin,
Klaudijo Merlin,
Zdravko Merlin
