Merçan Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Merçan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Mercan (39,809) are calculated separately.
Merçan (4) may also be a first name.
Merçan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merçan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merçan is found in Cape Verde more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Mercan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merçan? popularity and diffusion
Merçan is the 11,742,229th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Merçan reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Luso-West Africa. Merçan is also the 6,192,526th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 529,642. In Cape Verde Merçan is mostly found in: Santiago, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cape Verde Merçan occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 50 percent live.
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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 Merçan
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