Merceles Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Merceles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merceles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Merceles (13) may also be a first name.

Merceles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merceles has its highest incidence in Colombia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merceles? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Merceles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merceles live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in Colombia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,077,134. In Colombia Merceles is most frequent in: Antioquia Department, where 35 percent are found, Capital District, where 35 percent are found and Atlántico Department, where 30 percent are found. Excluding Colombia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Merceles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merceles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merceles surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merceles Last Name Statistics demography

Merceles earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning $20,217,900 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merceales941/
Mercelis88207/
Merseles8824/
Merchele885/
Merceille825/
Merchiles823/
Mergele80266/
Mercile8010/
Mercely804/
Mersele803/
Mercela802/
Mercelj802/
Merceli802/
Merzele800/
Merkelis75478/
Merselis7564/
Mergeler7519/
Mercelia7511/
Merkiles757/
Merkelys754/
Mercheli753/
Mercilet753/
Merchile751/
Merselet751/
Merquiles717/
Mercyleah711/
Merseille711/
Mershelle710/
Merseli67210/
Mergile6771/
Merzelj6724/
Mersela6723/
Merzile6711/
Mercily675/
Mersile674/
Merselj672/
Mergeli672/
Mercila672/
Mircela671/
Mercyli671/
Merselé671/

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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 Merceles
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