Merchior Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Burundi

Merchior Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merchior Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Merchior (277) may also be a first name.

Merchior Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merchior is most common in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merchior? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Merchior is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Merchior reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 72 percent reside in Luso-South America. Merchior is also the 533,704th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 277 people.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil Merchior is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 57 percent are found, Goiás, where 19 percent are found and Paraná, where 10 percent are found. Barring Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Burundi, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merchiore9441/
Merchiorre895/
Merchier88438/
Marchior8830/
Mercir863/
Merhir861/
Merchiard8210/
Mercier80121,502/
Mercher80730/
Merceir8025/
Merkior8014/
Merhair8013/
Merciere7569/
Merchert7543/
Merquior7520/
Mercherz7512/
Mejrhirh755/
Mercierr752/
Merrcher751/
Merdcher750/
Mercer7178,422/
Merher7110/
Mercierre711/
Mercêr711/
Mitrchitr711/
Merzier67456/
Märcher6759/
Merkher6731/
Mircher6723/
Merhere6718/
Mercierová673/
Merceer673/
Meercer672/
Merhert672/
Merczer672/
Mirkior671/
Mercerr670/
Merrcer670/
Mercear670/

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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
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  • 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 Merchior
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