All around the world, Мерлан (Мерлан 
) is a rare boy's first name. The first name Мерлан is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare male name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare mostly male, but infrequently female name, and Russia, where it is a very rare masculine name. Also, Мерлан is the last name as well as the forename.