Where Does The Last Name Merques Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Merques occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merques? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,665,662^nd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Merques is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Merques are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,246,114^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 62 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil Merques is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 38 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent are found and São Paulo, where 10 percent are found. Not including Brazil it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.