Mercalli Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Mercalli Surname User-submission:

The surname Mercalli originates from the toponym Mercallo, located near Varese, Italy. Mercallo originates from Latin mercatalis, which means 'land of market' or 'market land'.

Mercalli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3291:185,88727,469
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mercalli Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mercalli originates from the toponym Mercallo, located near Varese, Italy. Mercallo originates from Latin mercatalis, which means 'land of market' or 'market land'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Mercalli Last Name Facts

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

Mercalli is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercalli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 651,048th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Mercalli are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The surname Mercalli is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 185,887. In Italy it is most common in: Lombardy, where 47 percent are found, Piedmont, where 44 percent are found and Sardinia, where 6 percent are found. Barring Italy it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mercalli
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis