Last name Мерле (Merle 
, Merlet 
, Мерле 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Мерле is habitual in France, where it is quite a common surname, Mauritius, and Puerto Rico, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in France, Philippines, and Germany. Also, Мерле is the forename as well as the last name.