Merci Surname
Approximately 12,251 people bear this surname
Merci Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 6,644 | 1:2,046 | 378 |
| DR Congo | 3,742 | 1:19,743 | 2,491 |
| Italy | 435 | 1:140,590 | 22,306 |
| Cameroon | 377 | 1:55,090 | 7,134 |
| Haiti | 252 | 1:42,396 | 2,698 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Turkey | 133 | 1:585,123 | 31,713 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Brazil | 105 | 1:2,038,803 | 64,511 |
| Romania | 47 | 1:427,189 | 34,091 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Merçi (1) are calculated separately.
Merci (48,392) may also be a first name.
Merci Demographics
Average Merci Salary in
United States
$41,869 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merci Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merci Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merci (Marathi: मेरसी) is held by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Merçi. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merci? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,516th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 594,853 people. Merci is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Merci live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 19,040th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 48,392 people.
Merci is most commonly held in Chad, where it is carried by 6,644 people, or 1 in 2,046. Other than Chad Merci occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.
Merci Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Merci has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merci Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Merci last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Merci are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
Merci earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $41,869 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merci Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merci in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरसी | merasi | - |
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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 Merci
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