Merciline Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Merciline Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 45 | 1:1,026,220 | 34,572 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
Merciline (1,623) may also be a first name.
Merciline Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merciline Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merciline occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Merciline.
How Common Is The Last Name Merciline? popularity and diffusion
Merciline is the 2,506,728th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Merciline are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Merciline is also the 191,625th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 1,623 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,026,220. In Kenya Merciline is most common in: Kisii County, where 76 percent reside, Busia County, where 9 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 9 percent reside. Beside Kenya Merciline occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercileine | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mercilienne | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mercyline | 89 | 252 | / |
| Merceline | 89 | 30 | / |
| Mercilyne | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mercilayne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mercelyne | 78 | 15 | / |
| Mercylyne | 78 | 8 | / |
| Mercylene | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mercelene | 78 | 0 | / |
| Merkeliene | 74 | 3 | / |
| Merkelene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merzeliny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mersilena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merselyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mercelean | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mersileena | 63 | 1 | / |
| Merceylena | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Merciline
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