Mercader Surname

34,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Mercader Surname User-submission:

The Mercader surname means 'merchant' in Catalan.

Mercader Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9,7041:10,433994
Spain3,7111:12,5981,455
Mexico3821:324,9387,084
France2761:240,66237,281
Argentina2611:163,76813,777
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Cuba1391:82,8972,731
Chile981:179,7605,854
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Canada431:856,87466,382
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guam11:160,1214,893
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Mercader (69) may also be a first name.

Mercader Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mercader surname means 'merchant' in Catalan.

- mariamarmol

Mercader Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mercader (Arabic: ميركادير) is found most in The Philippines. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercader? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,554th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 475,316 people. Mercader occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Mercader reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 69 people.

It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 9,704 people, or 1 in 10,433. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 20 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 15 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 24 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.

Mercader Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mercader last name are 37.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Mercader earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning $35,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mercadier942,826/
Mercadere9414/
Maercader941/
Mercaider941/
Mercade931,661/
Mercaderre891/
Mercades88291/
Mercadie88191/
Mercadez8859/
Merkader8817/
Mercadir8813/
Marcader8810/
Mercadet888/
Mircader885/
Marcadier82706/
Mersadier8272/
Mercadojr823/
Mercadeas821/
Mercadé80114/
Mercada8035/
Mercadi8010/
Mercadè802/
Mercaida7554/
Mercadis756/
Mercadio755/
Merkadir752/
Mercadoi752/
Mercadiz751/
Mersadir751/
Mercaidi751/
Merqueades678/
Merkadi674/
Mircadi672/
Mercoda671/
Mercody671/
Myrcaydeez671/

Mercader Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mercader in the Arabic language
ميركاديرmyrkadyr-

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