Merçay Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Merçay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
The alternate forms: Mercay (88) are calculated separately.
Merçay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merçay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merçay is found most in Switzerland. It can also occur as: Mercay. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merçay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merçay live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 161,038. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 43 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 29 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 10 percent live. Besides Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent live and Monaco, where 2 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 Merçay
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