Mercês Surname
Approximately 382 people bear this surname
Mercês Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Merces (10,351), Merçês (4), Merçes (9) & Mêrces (1) are calculated separately.
Mercês (248) may also be a first name.
Mercês Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mercês Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mercês occurs in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Merces, Merçês, Merçes or Mêrces. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mercês? popularity and diffusion
It is the 751,291st most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Mercês are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Mercês is also the 566,287th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 248 people.
The surname Mercês is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 55,123. Beside Portugal Mercês exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 46 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Mercês
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