Maerchy Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Maerchy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maerchy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Maerchy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maerchy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maerchy is found most in Switzerland. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maerchy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Maerchy are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Maerchy is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 513,307. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Vaud, where 69 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 31 percent live. Not including Switzerland it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marchy92109/
Merchy928/
Marchyi8661/
Marchay8655/
Merchey8610/
Merchiy861/
Marchey860/
Mayhercy809/
Mhairchy804/
Maherche801/
Mahercha801/
Maerschi801/
Maercher800/
Marchi7745,278/
Marche775,280/
Merchi772,313/
Merche77456/
Märchy77206/
Morchy7730/
Merzhy7711/
Mearcy772/
Maircy771/
Maharchay753/
Marcheh71554/
Marchei71378/
Merchie71316/
Mharchi71313/
Marchaj71241/
Marchiș71205/
Marchie71162/
Merchea71117/
Mercheș7129/
Marchai7124/
Marchee7118/
Marcheu7114/
Mairchi7110/
Marchea715/
Maurcha715/
Maarchi713/
Meerchi713/
Maurchi712/
Marchui712/
Merchai711/
Marchhi711/
Mearchi711/
Maarche711/
Merchiș711/
Maerces711/
Merchei711/
Mehrchi711/
Marchoi711/
Meearchaya711/
Merchee710/
Maireche67808/
Maurchie6755/
Mahershi6716/
Mayorchi6713/
Meeartchaya671/
Meearcha671/
Meerchie671/
Majorcha671/
Marcheea671/
Maercier671/
Maiorcha671/
Merrchea670/

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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
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  • 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 Maerchy
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