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 is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merciline.
How Common Is The Last Name Merciline? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Merciline reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 191,625th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 1,623 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,026,220. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 76 percent are found, Busia County, where 9 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Kenya Merciline occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
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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