Mecham Surname
Approximately 5,093 people bear this surname
Mecham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Measham,' a parish in Derbyshire.
Mecham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,807 | 1:75,402 | 8,635 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 124 | 1:196,576 | 15,750 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 590 | 1:85,116 | 8,873 |
Mecham (25) may also be a first name.
Mecham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Measham,' a parish in Derbyshire.
Mitcham in Surrey?
Mecham Demographics
Average Male Mecham Height
177.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mecham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mecham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mecham (Marathi: मेचाम) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mecham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 93,639th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,430,895 people. Mecham is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Mecham are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most common forename on earth It is held by 25 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,807 people, or 1 in 75,402. In The United States Mecham is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 46 percent are found, Idaho, where 12 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Mecham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mecham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mecham surname grew 815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mecham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Mecham are 27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.77% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mecham earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $43,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $42,772 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mecham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mecham in the Marathi language | ||
| मेचाम | mecama | - |
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Mecham Reference & Research
Meacham-Mitchum DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Meacham-Mitchum FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Mecham
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