Mercelis Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Mercelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mercelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1991:57,7729,354
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Mercelis (34) may also be a first name.

Mercelis Last Name Facts

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

Mercelis is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mercelis.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercelis? popularity and diffusion

Mercelis is the 1,155,901st most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Mercelis reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 57,772. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Belgium Mercelis is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mercelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mercelis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Mercelis
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