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 most common in Malaysia. It can occur as a variant: Meçai. Click here for other potential spellings of Mecai.
How Common Is The Last Name Mecai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mecai reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Mecai is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 6 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 50 percent reside and Sarawak, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 50 percent reside.
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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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