Mercê Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Mercê Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mercê Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158

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

Mercê Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mercê is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Merce, Merçe or Mérce. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercê? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Mercê reside; 85 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 85 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 372,080. Excluding Portugal Mercê occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merce931,986/
Mercês91382/
Merçe871/
Mérce871/
Mercy8021,127/
Merci8012,251/
Mercer7378,422/
Merced7343,486/
Merces7310,351/
Merchi732,313/
Mercea731,690/
Mercey731,005/
Merche73456/
Mercet73287/
Mercez73184/
Mercep73103/
Mercay7388/
Mercid7362/
Mercui7355/
Merrcy7320/
Mercis7315/
Mearce7313/
Merchy738/
Mercee736/
Mercyz735/
Mertci735/
Merçês734/
Mearcy732/
Mercij731/
Merciy731/
Mercyh731/
Miercy731/
Mercei731/
Merchez67913/
Mercher67730/
Mersich67408/
Merched67250/
Merches67165/
Merchet67148/
Merchea67117/
Merceij6745/
Merchis6740/
Merceds6731/
Mercheș6729/
Merjech6719/
Mersche6713/
Merchey6710/
Merceis679/
Merchep676/
Merschi675/
Merchid675/
Mercheş674/
Meerchi673/
Merceer673/
Meercer672/
Merchiș671/
Merzich671/
Mercych671/
Mercehd671/
Merchit671/
Merchiy671/
Mearchi671/
Merscio671/
Merchai671/
Merchei671/
Mercedz671/
Merchiş671/
Mercedd671/
Mehrchi671/
Mercett670/
Merscha670/
Meircis670/
Merrcer670/
Mercess670/
Mercerr670/
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 Mercê
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