de las Mercedes Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

de las Mercedes Surname User-submission:

It means 'of the Mercedes'. A merced is a favour, specially one granted by god, and mercedes is the plural of merced.

de las Mercedes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

de las Mercedes (1,716) may also be a first name.

de las Mercedes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'of the Mercedes'. A merced is a favour, specially one granted by god, and mercedes is the plural of merced.

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de las Mercedes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de las Mercedes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de las Mercedes is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de las Mercedes? popularity and diffusion

de las Mercedes is the 2,255,512th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 162 percent of de las Mercedes live; 103 percent live in South America and 69 percent live in Luso-South America. de las Mercedes is also the 185,342nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,716 people.

The last name de las Mercedes is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 4,368,864. In Brazil de las Mercedes is most common in: São Paulo, where 31 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 24 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 55 percent live and Argentina, where 28 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de La Mercedes971/
Delas Mercedes971/
de las Mersedes932/
de Las Mercedes Ay911/

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