Mercur Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Mercur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mercur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania451:446,17535,142
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Mercur (25) may also be a first name.

Mercur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mercur is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Mercur reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 446,175. In Romania Mercur is primarily found in: Constanța County, where 98 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 2 percent live. Beside Romania Mercur exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Taiwan, where 10 percent live.

Mercur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mercur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mercur surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mercur Last Name Statistics demography

Mercur earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mercure923,439/
Merceur92285/
Mercuur92274/
Mercour921/
Mercourt8668/
Merchurt862/
Merkur83231/
Mersur833/
Mercor833/
Merkuur7756/
Merkeur7756/
Mirchur771/
Mehrkur771/
Mersure770/
Mehrkure712/
Mherkure711/
Mehrkour711/
Merkurova6758/
Mersor6714/
Mirkur672/
Merzurova671/
Mircor671/
Meherkure671/
Mirkure624/
Mirshur621/
Merkhor621/
Mirkour621/
Mrekure621/
Mershor621/
Mirzaur621/
Mehrsoor571/
Mitrshur571/
Mirkurova538/
Mirkor5012/
Mirzor502/

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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 Mercur
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