Merquel Surname

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

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Merquel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merquel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564

Merquel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merquel is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merquel.

How Common Is The Last Name Merquel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merquel reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 82 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Merquel is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,780,976. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 63 percent live and Neuquén Province, where 38 percent live. Apart from Argentina this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Uruguay, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marquel8657/
Mercuel863/
Merguel861/
Marquell8051/
Marquiel801/
Markquel801/
Morquiel800/
Mirquelt800/
Merkel7735,967/
Mercel77262/
Merchel711,835/
Merckel71984/
Merkell71133/
Merkiel7170/
Maerkel7156/
Merkelt7156/
Mercell7144/
Marquil714/
Merkael712/
Markuel712/
Marqell711/
Meerkel711/
Marqull711/
Merkeel710/
Merkl675,306/
Moerckel6760/
Mercl6757/
Merchell6711/
Merckell676/
Maerckel672/
Marqwell672/
Merccehl671/
Marquill670/

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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 Merquel
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