Mercado Surname

995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Mercado Surname Definition:

One who came from Mercado (marketplace); dweller near the marketplace; bought child (Jewish).

From the latin "mercatus" - market. One who lives near a market or who works in one.

Castilian name, one branch in Baeza in Andalusia, another in Chile.

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Mercado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines125,3141:80836
Mexico96,6661:1,284195
Colombia74,1961:644126
United States56,9471:6,365743
Argentina44,9911:950125
Bolivia31,0251:34261
Nicaragua20,8221:28961
Venezuela15,4631:1,953339
Peru13,1771:2,412408
Puerto Rico9,3321:38081
Dominican Republic8,8051:1,185191
Paraguay7,3281:988220
Chile6,8611:2,568432
Honduras6,3261:1,394267
Spain5,8131:8,043978
El Salvador4,9321:1,286252
Brazil1,9331:110,7474,173
Canada8991:40,9855,110
Ecuador7811:20,3662,862
Panama6501:6,019666
Costa Rica3561:13,427582
Australia3321:81,3129,450
France3261:203,75131,680
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
England2141:260,36520,793
Uruguay1331:25,8033,008
Taiwan1251:187,5581,624
Guam1241:1,291185
Guatemala1181:136,2943,293
Thailand1181:598,630101,799
Israel971:88,22310,433
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Italy801:764,45962,244
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
United Arab Emirates641:143,16111,536
Cuba551:209,5044,357
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Qatar441:53,5915,826
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
United States Virgin Islands401:2,759470
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Norway251:205,69123,411
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Northern Mariana Islands221:2,481276
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
China191:71,964,2933,948
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Aruba181:5,749789
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Hong Kong171:431,4993,260
Oman171:216,9393,845
Belize151:23,6981,879
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Wales91:343,83718,086
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Macau51:120,326534
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malta41:107,5681,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Dominica31:25,297621
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Mercadó (1) are calculated separately.

Mercado (1,256) may also be a first name.

Mercado Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Mercado (marketplace); dweller near the marketplace; bought child (Jewish).

From the latin "mercatus" - market. One who lives near a market or who works in one.

Castilian name, one branch in Baeza in Andalusia, another in Chile.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname meaning 'market'.

- bella666

Mercado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mercado is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mercadó. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mercado.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercado? popularity and diffusion

It is the 995th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 13,604 people. The surname Mercado occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Mercado are found; 37 percent are found in South America and 23 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Mercado is also the 222,733rd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 1,256 people.

It is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 125,314 people, or 1 in 808. In The Philippines Mercado is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 31 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 26 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Mercado is found in 109 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Colombia, where 14 percent reside.

Mercado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mercado has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mercado surname increased 75,929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mercado Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mercado last name are 42.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Mercado earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.79% less than the national average, earning €3,668 per year; in Norway they earn 22.87% less than the national average, earning 266,945 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,844 per year; in South Africa they earn 134.6% more than the national average, earning R 557,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $17,321,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $38,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $48,692 CAD per year.

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Mercado Reference & Research

Mercado DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Mercado FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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