das Mercês Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
das Mercês Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 7 | 1:25,346 | 1,305 |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 1:105,928 | 3,425 |
The alternate forms: das Merces (18,642) & das Mercés (1) are calculated separately.
das Mercês Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name das Mercês Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name das Mercês is most common in São Tomé and Príncipe. It may be rendered as a variant: das Merces or das Mercés. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name das Mercês? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of das Mercês are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Luso-Central Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in São Tomé and Príncipe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,346. In São Tomé and Príncipe das Mercês is most numerous in: São Tomé, where 100 percent are found. Excluding São Tomé and Príncipe das Mercês is found in one country. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 42 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| das Merces | 97 | 18,642 | / |
| das Mercés | 97 | 1 | / |
| das Mercis | 90 | 1 | / |
| das Merceis | 86 | 74 | / |
| das Mercess | 86 | 3 | / |
| das Mesrces | 86 | 1 | / |
| da Merces | 84 | 109 | / |
| das Merce | 84 | 76 | / |
| das Mercez | 80 | 187 | / |
| dos Merces | 80 | 40 | / |
| das Merses | 80 | 5 | / |
| das Mirces | 80 | 1 | / |
| da Merceis | 80 | 1 | / |
| da Merce | 78 | 16 | / |
| das Merseis | 76 | 2 | / |
| dos Merce | 74 | 1 | / |
| dos Mercez | 70 | 1 | / |
| das Marques | 67 | 2 | / |
| da Marques | 60 | 12 | / |
| dos Marques | 57 | 4 | / |
| do Marques | 50 | 5 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to das Mercês
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