Mercus Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Mercus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mercus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Moldova61:593,56136,655
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mercus (328) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mercius921,568/
Merceus92829/
Mercaus9221/
Mercuis921/
Mercuse920/
Mercu9161/
Merchous860/
Mercau833,658/
Merkus831,281/
Mersus83148/
Mercui8355/
Mercou8318/
Mercos8317/
Mircus8312/
Mercut836/
Mărcus834/
Merkush77171/
Mercuit7724/
Merzeus777/
Merkuse777/
Mersius775/
Maircus774/
Merkaus773/
Merkous772/
Mierkus771/
Merzuis771/
Mercuța771/
Mercuut771/
Muircus770/
Mercutt770/
Merschhaus7514/
Mircu73399/
Merku73218/
Mehrjush7116/
Merkhous714/
Merkutse712/
Merkhush711/
Mercault710/
Mearrcau710/
Merkou67316/
Mircos67264/
Merkos67236/
Mărcuş67196/
Mărcuș67164/
Mărcuț6797/
Merkau6767/
Merkuš6727/
Merkku6717/
Mirkus6712/
Merkousse6710/
Merkuş675/
Mercoo674/
Merkuž672/
Merkusova672/
Mehrjoush671/
Mehrshush671/
Merkusová671/
Mereșescu671/
Mărkus671/
Merkuz671/
Mersos671/
Mershouse670/

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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
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  • 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
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