Merčep Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Merčep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merčep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1861:22,7344,752
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Merćep (131) & Mercep (103) are calculated separately.

Merčep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merčep occurs most in Croatia. It can be found as: Merćep or Mercep. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merčep? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merčep are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Merčep is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 22,734. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 24 percent live, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 22 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 17 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 1 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merćep94131/
Mercep94103/
Marčep832/
Merčev831/
Merčepová801/
Merchep776/
Merce731,986/
Merze7363/
Merča7326/
Merçe731/
Mercie671,953/
Mercea671,690/
Mercey671,005/
Merche67456/
Mertçe67147/
Merzey6726/
Mearce6713/
Mercse6711/
Mercee676/
Merceb673/
Mertse672/
Merzie672/
Mercei671/
Merzei671/
Merćet671/
Mehrze671/
Merzee671/
Mertze671/

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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 Merčep
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