Mercedes Surname

24,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Mercedes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mercedes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic12,1711:857156
United States3,2931:110,07011,996
Peru3,0601:10,3871,468
Spain8561:54,6175,046
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Philippines5521:183,40329,438
Brazil3381:633,35623,493
El Salvador2731:23,238986
Mexico2621:473,7648,730
Venezuela1711:176,6325,096
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Chile1041:169,3895,602
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Colombia781:612,4887,619
Canada601:614,09350,489
Guatemala491:328,2184,622
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Puerto Rico301:118,3381,718
England251:2,228,72284,230
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
France121:5,535,227269,324
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Panama71:558,8949,437
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
China31:455,773,85521,925
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Dominica11:75,891912
Belize11:355,4743,977
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Mercêdes (2) are calculated separately.

Mercedes (1,210,471) may also be a first name.

Mercedes Last Name Facts

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

Mercedes (Arabic: ميرسيدس) is most common in The Dominican Republic. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Mercêdes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercedes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,066th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 324,150 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Mercedes live; 54 percent live in Caribbean and 54 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 670th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 1,210,471 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 12,171 people, or 1 in 857. Apart from The Dominican Republic this last name exists in 92 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Peru, where 14 percent reside.

Mercedes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mercedes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mercedes last name rose 109,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mercedes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mercedes surname is chiefly Maronite (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mercedes surname are 44.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mercedes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,140 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $25,907,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning $32,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning $37,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mercedes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mercedes in the Arabic language
ميرسيدسmyrsyds-
مرسيديسmrsydys-
مارسيدسmarsyds-
مرسدسmrsds-
مرسيدسmrsyds-

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Footnotes

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