Merc Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Merc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4861:5,1191,018
Poland1991:190,99925,806
Taiwan1481:158,4101,401
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Croatia531:79,78513,729
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Serbia251:285,79814,883
Hungary241:409,01227,854
England161:3,482,379114,324
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
France131:5,109,440259,941
Austria101:851,54467,454
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Denmark81:705,58939,626
India81:95,883,173728,828
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Merç (928) & Merč (2) are calculated separately.

Merc (1,076) may also be a first name.

Merc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merc occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Merç or Merč. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merc.

How Common Is The Last Name Merc? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 299,328th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Merc are found; 45 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Merc is also the 243,657th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,076 people.

The surname is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 5,119. In Slovenia Merc is most common in: Drava, where 74 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 11 percent live and Carinthia, where 7 percent live. Beside Slovenia Merc is found in 48 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 16 percent live and Taiwan, where 12 percent live.

Merc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merc has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merc surname grew 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merc Last Name Statistics demography

Merc earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merç92928/
Merč922/
Merci8912,251/
Merck893,911/
Mercz89691/
Merch89253/
Mercx89167/
Merıc892/
Mersc892/
Mercš891/
Mercÿ891/
Merzc891/
Mertc891/
Merct890/
Merche80456/
Mercke80142/
Merchs8014/
Mierck8012/
Mertci805/
Merjch802/
Mearch802/
Mertch802/
Merrch801/
Merrck801/
Meerch800/
Meyrck800/
Merz7536,010/
Merk7516,308/
Merx752,058/
Mirc75611/
Merg75557/
Myrc7510/
Märc757/
Merţ754/
Merq752/
Merj752/
Mjrc751/
Mertsch73920/
Mercová7347/
Merdche7311/
Merzsch734/
Mercova734/
Merkckx732/
Mertche731/
Mershch731/
Meireck730/
Mearcke730/
Mertz6717,608/
Merts672,948/
Merdj672,197/
Merke67782/
Mirci67623/
Mehrz67308/
Märcz67292/
Mirch67268/
Mirck67225/
Miertsch67201/
Merkh67173/
Meurk67114/
Mierz67100/
Mércz6760/
Meerk6750/
Mertzsch6737/
Mergh6724/
Merczová6717/
Mrech6717/
Mearg6716/
Myrck6713/
Mircz6712/
Meerz6711/
Merqu679/
Merdsche677/
Mearz676/
Myrch674/
Mierk673/
Merhj672/
Mairc672/
Meerj672/
Mergs672/
Mergt672/
Merkk671/
Merxs671/
M'Erk671/
Mersø671/
Mergő671/
Meurg671/
Mearj671/
Merdz671/
Mujrc671/
Merzk671/
Meirz671/
Mertx671/
Merzs671/
Merzz671/
Meark671/
Mreck671/

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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 Merc
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