Mercurio Surname

23,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Mercurio Surname Definition:

(Spanish) Descendant of Mercury (from the god, Mercury).

Mercurio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,0711:7,5771,055
United States6,5351:55,4646,618
Philippines5,7521:17,6012,055
Brazil6411:333,96912,850
France4781:138,96021,353
Argentina4241:100,8108,510
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
England901:619,09036,665
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Chile291:607,46514,668
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

The alternate forms: Mercúrio (3) are calculated separately.

Mercurio (1,151) may also be a first name.

Mercurio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) Descendant of Mercury (from the god, Mercury).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mercurio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mercurio occurs most in Italy. It may be rendered as a variant: Mercúrio. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercurio? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,369th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 314,267 people. Mercurio occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Mercurio are found; 35 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent are found in Italic Europe. Mercurio is also the 234,520th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 1,151 people.

The last name Mercurio is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 8,071 people, or 1 in 7,577. In Italy Mercurio is primarily found in: Campania, where 29 percent reside, Calabria, where 25 percent reside and Sicily, where 13 percent reside. Not including Italy this last name occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Philippines, where 25 percent reside.

Mercurio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mercurio surname are 37.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Mercurio earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning €33,964 per year; in Peru they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,392 per year; in United States they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning $51,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $54,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mercúrio963/
Mercuriot944/
Mercurrio942/
Mercurios941/
Mercuri9318,396/
Mercorio88222/
Mercuris8872/
Mercurie8811/
Mercouri886/
Mercuria884/
Mircurio882/
Mercouris82103/
Mercurrie820/
Mercure803,439/
Mercury801,265/
Merkuri80430/
Mercori8011/
Mércuri801/
Mircuri801/
Merkouri75714/
Merkuriy75107/
Merkuris7525/
Merkuryi7516/
Mhercury759/
Merkurri755/
Miercure752/
Mercurey752/
Mercures752/
Mercurry752/
Mercurys752/
Merkuria752/
Mercuret751/
Mercoryo751/
Mercoria751/
Merkurii751/
Merkurei751/
Merkauris711/
Mercore67154/
Merkori6780/
Mirkuri6742/
Mercora6734/
Mercory6711/
Merkury678/
Mêrkuri671/
Merkura671/
Mércury671/

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