Mercelline Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mercelline Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mercelline Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mercelline (242) may also be a first name.

Mercelline Last Name Facts

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

Mercelline occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mercelline.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercelline? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mercelline is the 7,117,718th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Mercelline are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 574,510th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 242 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 17 percent live and Nyamira County, where 17 percent live. Besides Kenya Mercelline occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mercline890/
Merckline841/
Merkcline841/
Mergellini801/
Merkline783/
Merclyne783/
Mersline781/
Merslyne671/
Merzlitin639/
Merzlichin605/
Mirslini562/
Mirslain561/
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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 Mercelline
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