Mercé Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Mercé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mercé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
France51:13,284,544357,392
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Merce (1,986), Mercè (6), Merçe (1) & Mérce (1) are calculated separately.

Mercé (72) may also be a first name.

Mercé Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mercé occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Merce, Mercè, Merçe or Mérce. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercé? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mercé is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Mercé occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Mercé are found; 69 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 72 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,731,557. In Spain Mercé is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 74 percent live, Valencian Community, where 19 percent live and Madrid, where 7 percent live. Besides Spain this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 12 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merce931,986/
Mercè936/
Merçe871/
Mérce871/
Mercy8021,127/
Merci8012,251/
Merca803,308/
Merchi732,313/
Mercie731,953/
Mercea731,690/
Mercey731,005/
Merche73456/
Mercky73200/
Mercke73142/
Mercay7388/
Mercui7355/
Merrcy7320/
Mearce7313/
Mercse7311/
Merchy738/
Mercee736/
Mertci735/
Merczi732/
Mierca732/
Mercêz732/
Mearcy732/
Mercyh731/
Mercêr731/
Miercy731/
Mercei731/
Mercij731/
Mercai731/
Mercci731/
Mercier67121,502/
Mercker67308/
Merciet67260/
Merciez67128/
Merchea67117/
Miercke6774/
Merkich6766/
Merceij6745/
Mercheș6729/
Mercuit6724/
Merckie6718/
Merckes6713/
Merdche6711/
Mierczi6711/
Merchey6710/
Meerchi673/
Mercies672/
Merczer672/
Mearchi671/
Merchai671/
Merckyo671/
Mertche671/
Mercuța671/
Mercuis671/
Merchiy671/
Merchei671/
Mercieh671/
Mercied671/
Merchiș671/
Mehrchi671/
Mercaia670/
Mearcke670/
Merchee670/

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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 Mercé
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