Merczel Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Merczel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merczel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2931:33,5033,651
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Merczel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merczel is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merczel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 885,573rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Merczel reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 33,503. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Pest County, where 46 percent reside, Budapest, where 25 percent reside and Somogy County, where 9 percent reside. Barring Hungary this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merzel92374/
Mercel92262/
Merczl921/
Merchel861,835/
Merciel86126/
Mertzel8674/
Mercell8644/
Märczel8614/
Merzell861/
Mertcel860/
Mercl8357/
Marczell80177/
Merchell8011/
Merccehl801/
Mertchel800/
Mercil77525/
Marzel77454/
Merzil77131/
Mercül7773/
Morzel7750/
Mirzel7720/
Merchl774/
Mercyl771/
Mircel771/
Mercelová7525/
Mercelova758/
Marzell71340/
Martzel71287/
Mirchel7191/
Mercill7164/
Myrzell7149/
Mertsel7144/
Myrchel7120/
Morzell716/
Mordzel714/
Mardcel713/
Mirzael712/
Mirtzel711/
Maarzel711/
Merchil711/
Mertschelt711/
Merchiol67158/
Mörtzell6777/
Merclová6751/
Martzell6733/
Mardziel6732/
Mirchell6721/
Merchill6713/
Martziel678/
Mirzl671/
Mordziel671/

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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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  • 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 Merczel
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