Merquita Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
Merquita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 637 | 1:158,930 | 26,207 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Merquita (35) may also be a first name.
Merquita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merquita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merquita has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merquita? popularity and diffusion
Merquita is the 492,243rd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Merquita live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Merquita is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 35 people.
The last name Merquita is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 637 people, or 1 in 158,930. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Davao Region, where 51 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 16 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merquitta | 94 | 1 | / |
| Marquita | 88 | 1,205 | / |
| Merguita | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mirquita | 88 | 1 | / |
| Merquito | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marquitta | 82 | 8 | / |
| Marquieta | 82 | 2 | / |
| Marqueita | 82 | 2 | / |
| Marquuita | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mercuta | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mercita | 80 | 5 | / |
| Marqita | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marqueitta | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marquietta | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marquito | 75 | 704 | / |
| Marqueta | 75 | 637 | / |
| Mercitta | 75 | 10 | / |
| Meerkuta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marquetta | 71 | 34 | / |
| Marquitto | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marquetau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mercittaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merccitta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marqueeta | 71 | 0 | / |
| Markuta | 67 | 172 | / |
| Marqueteau | 67 | 85 | / |
| Markita | 67 | 20 | / |
| Myrkuta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkuto | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merquita
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