Merceda Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Merceda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merceda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

Merceda (379) may also be a first name.

Merceda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merceda is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Mercéda. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merceda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Merceda live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Merceda is also the 445,512th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 379 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,946,889. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 71 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Haiti, where 5 percent reside.

Merceda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merceda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merceda last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merceda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merceda last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Merceda earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,867 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
  • 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 Merceda
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