Marcelus Surname

52,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Marcelus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marcelus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti9,3081:1,148180
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
France431:1,544,714145,815
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Marcélus (4) are calculated separately.

Marcelus (2,090) may also be a first name.

Marcelus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marcelus occurs most in Haiti. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Marcélus. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marcelus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,847th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 753,235 people. The last name Marcelus occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Marcelus reside; 96 percent reside in Caribbean and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Marcelus is also the 164,660th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 2,090 people.

Marcelus is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is borne by 9,308 people, or 1 in 1,148. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Ouest, where 32 percent are found, Artibonite, where 17 percent are found and Centre, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Haiti this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Marcelus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marcelus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Marcelus surname increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marcelus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Marcelus are 30.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marcelus earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.03% less than the national average, earning $30,790 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marcelus
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