Merceline Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Merceline Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Merceline (5,889) may also be a first name.
Merceline Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merceline Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merceline is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merceline click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merceline? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Merceline are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 86,762nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 5,889 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 24 percent live, Kakamega County, where 24 percent live and Busia County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyline | 89 | 252 | / |
| Merciline | 89 | 59 | / |
| Mercelyne | 89 | 15 | / |
| Mercelene | 89 | 0 | / |
| Merkeliene | 84 | 3 | / |
| Mercileine | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mercilienne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mercylyne | 78 | 8 | / |
| Merkelene | 78 | 3 | / |
| Merselyne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Merzeliny | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mercylene | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mercilyne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mercelean | 78 | 0 | / |
| Mercilayne | 74 | 1 | / |
| Merceylena | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mersilena | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mersileena | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Merceline
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