Mercus Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Mercus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Mercus (328) may also be a first name.
Mercus Demographics
Average Mercus Salary in
United States
$81,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mercus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mercus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mercus is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mercus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mercus is the 1,860,621st most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Mercus is predominantly found in Africa, where 34 percent of Mercus are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 484,112th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 328 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Mercus is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 33 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 21 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 19 percent are found.
Mercus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mercus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mercus last name expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mercus Last Name Statistics demography
Mercus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercius | 92 | 1,568 | / |
| Merceus | 92 | 829 | / |
| Mercaus | 92 | 21 | / |
| Mercuis | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mercuse | 92 | 0 | / |
| Mercu | 91 | 61 | / |
| Merchous | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mercau | 83 | 3,658 | / |
| Merkus | 83 | 1,281 | / |
| Mersus | 83 | 148 | / |
| Mercui | 83 | 55 | / |
| Mercou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mercos | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mircus | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mercut | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mărcus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Merkush | 77 | 171 | / |
| Mercuit | 77 | 24 | / |
| Merzeus | 77 | 7 | / |
| Merkuse | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mersius | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maircus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Merkaus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Merkous | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mierkus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merzuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mercuța | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mercuut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muircus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mercutt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Merschhaus | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mircu | 73 | 399 | / |
| Merku | 73 | 218 | / |
| Mehrjush | 71 | 16 | / |
| Merkhous | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merkutse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merkhush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mercault | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mearrcau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merkou | 67 | 316 | / |
| Mircos | 67 | 264 | / |
| Merkos | 67 | 236 | / |
| Mărcuş | 67 | 196 | / |
| Mărcuș | 67 | 164 | / |
| Mărcuț | 67 | 97 | / |
| Merkau | 67 | 67 | / |
| Merkuš | 67 | 27 | / |
| Merkku | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mirkus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Merkousse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Merkuş | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mercoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merkuž | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merkusova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehrjoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrshush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkusová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mereșescu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mărkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mersos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mershouse | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mercus
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis