Mechala Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mechala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mechala (136) may also be a first name.
Mechala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mechala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mechala is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mechala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Mechala live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mechala is also the 794,286th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 136 people.
The last name Mechala is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 90 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found and Algeria, where 23 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 Mechala
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