Mechant Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Mechant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Méchant (9) are calculated separately.
Mechant (83) may also be a first name.
Mechant Demographics
Average Mechant Salary in
United States
$18,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mechant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mechant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mechant is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Méchant. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mechant? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Mechant are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Mechant is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 83 people.
The surname Mechant is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 302,543. In Belgium Mechant is most common in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Mechant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mechant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mechant Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mechant earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 76.9% less than the national average, earning R 54,900 per year and in United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.
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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
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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 Mechant
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