Merchell Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Merchell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merchell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Merchell (95) may also be a first name.

Merchell Last Name Facts

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

Merchell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merchell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merchell is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merchell are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 95 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 100 percent live. Outside of The United States Merchell occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent live.

Merchell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merchell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merchell Last Name Statistics demography

Merchell earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merschell941/
Merchel931,835/
Mercell9344/
Merhell9317/
Marchell88237/
Merschel88237/
Moerchel8827/
Mirchell8821/
Merchill8813/
Merckell886/
Mershell885/
Merchele885/
Morchell884/
Mertchel880/
Mercel86262/
Merhel8651/
Merchl864/
Mirchelle822/
Mirschell821/
Mitrchell821/
Marchiell820/
Marchel802,957/
Merckel80984/
Merczel80304/
Merkell80133/
Merciel80126/
Morchel80124/
Mörchel80120/
Mirchel8091/
Mergell8083/
Merkhel8069/
Mercill8064/
Myrchel8020/
Merschl8016/
Merhill8011/
Mercuel803/
Merzell801/
Mersell801/
Merchil801/
Mertcel800/
Merxell800/
Mershel800/
Mertschelt781/
Mercl7757/
Mirschel75306/
Merchiol75158/
Marchiel75132/
Marcheel7539/
Märschel757/
Marcheal754/
Meerkhel753/
Mirshell752/
Marcheil751/
Meirsell751/
Merchile751/
Merschil751/
Merccehl751/
Merchail751/
Marchill750/
Meerscheldt741/
Merkel7135,967/
Mersel713,649/
Mergel711,820/
Mercil71525/
Merzel71374/
Mercül7173/
Mercelová7125/
Merjel7116/
Merckl719/
Mercelova718/
Merhil716/
Mircel711/
Mercyl711/
Merdjel67145/
Myrsell67100/
Mertzel6774/
Merkiel6770/
Mirkhel6760/
Merkelt6756/
Myrzell6749/
Mertsel6744/
Merquel6733/
Mergiel6717/
Märczel6714/
Merselt6712/
Marchil6711/
Myrhill6711/
Mersiel6710/
Merkhyl676/
Merssel675/
Myrchil674/
Merkéll674/
Merseld672/
Merkael672/
Merchylova672/
Mirkell671/
Mirschl671/
Meerkel671/
Mirchelova671/
Merszel671/
Merkhil671/
Märsell671/
Mirxell670/
Merkeel670/
Mergill670/
Mearsel670/
Mirsell670/
Merkill670/

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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 Merchell
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