Merencia Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Aruba

Merencia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merencia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Merência (1) are calculated separately.

Merencia (755) may also be a first name.

Merencia Last Name Facts

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

Merencia is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Merência. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merencia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Merencia live; 79 percent live in South America and 79 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 299,029th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 755 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 2,610,663. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 52 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 20 percent live and Paraná, where 9 percent live. Outside of Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 18 percent live and Aruba, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merência961/
Merenca9334/
Merencio882,442/
Merzencio827/
Meirencio823/
Meerencio821/
Merenco80143/
Merinca805/
Merêncio7592/
Merzenco758/
Meremcio752/
Merrenco751/
Merincio751/
Mirencio751/
Merenço671/
Mirzenco63240/
Mairinca631/
Mearnchoo591/
Mirenzo5340/

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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 Merencia
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