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 surname Mechala is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mechala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mechala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Mechala reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mechala is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 136 people.
Mechala is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Mechala is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 90 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mechala is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent reside and Algeria, where 23 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 Mechala
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