Merce Surname
Approximately 1,986 people bear this surname
Merce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 739 | 1:63,264 | 5,721 |
| Romania | 458 | 1:43,838 | 5,510 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| United States | 155 | 1:2,338,445 | 144,975 |
| Argentina | 126 | 1:339,233 | 26,703 |
| El Salvador | 97 | 1:65,401 | 1,399 |
| Haiti | 69 | 1:154,839 | 6,504 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
The alternate forms: Mercé (42), Mercê (33), Mercè (6), Mérce (1) & Merçe (1) are calculated separately.
Merce (14,009) may also be a first name.
Merce Demographics
Average Merce Salary in
United States
$47,011 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merce is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Mercé, Mercê, Mercè, Mérce or Merçe. Click here for other potential spellings of Merce.
How Common Is The Last Name Merce? popularity and diffusion
Merce is the 208,282nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,669,459 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Merce are found; 38 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Merce is also the 48,595th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14,009 people.
The surname Merce is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 739 people, or 1 in 63,264. In Spain it is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 52 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 35 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 6 percent reside. Beside Spain Merce exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.
Merce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merce has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merce Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Merce surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the political party.
Merce earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $47,011 USD per year.
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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
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