Mecai Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mecai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
The alternate forms: Meçai (5) are calculated separately.
Mecai (6) may also be a first name.
Mecai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mecai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mecai is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Meçai. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mecai? popularity and diffusion
Mecai is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mecai live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Mecai is also the 4,967,096th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 6 people.
The surname Mecai is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Kelantan, where 50 percent are found and Sarawak, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Mecai
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