Mercante Surname

163,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Mercante Surname User-submission:

Mercante is an Italian language surname, meaning 'merchant' or 'trader'

Mercante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0651:57,42410,304
Brazil5701:375,56914,334
United States4221:858,90765,342
Argentina3601:118,73210,038
Canada711:518,95243,932
Australia571:473,60936,415
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Israel221:388,98331,283
France211:3,162,987209,042
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Mercante (28) may also be a first name.

Mercante Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mercante is an Italian language surname, meaning 'merchant' or 'trader'

- sean_luc_mauder

Mercante Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mercante occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercante? popularity and diffusion

Mercante is the 163,117th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,735,565 people. The last name Mercante is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Mercante reside; 40 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent reside in Italic Europe. Mercante is also the 1,994,417th most widespread given name in the world, held by 28 people.

It is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 1,065 people, or 1 in 57,424. In Italy Mercante is most numerous in: Sicily, where 23 percent live, Abruzzo, where 22 percent live and Veneto, where 19 percent live. Excluding Italy this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Mercante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mercante are 10.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.47% registered with the party.

The amount Mercante earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 34.24% less than the national average, earning €19,748 per year; in United States they earn 25.04% more than the national average, earning $53,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% more than the national average, earning $56,036 CAD per year.

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