Family name メリダ (Mérida 
, メリダ) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The last name メリダ is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Guatemala, where it is quite a common surname, Bolivia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Uruguay. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Guatemala, Bolivia, and Spain. Very seldom, メリダ is the forename as well as the last name.