Mechara Surname
Approximately 814 people bear this surname
Mechara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 575 | 1:67,185 | 10,973 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Méchara (1) are calculated separately.
Mechara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mechara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mechara is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Méchara. Click here for further potential spellings of Mechara.
How Common Is The Last Name Mechara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mechara is the 424,982nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Mechara live; 71 percent live in North Africa and 71 percent live in Mahgreb.
It is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 67,185. In Algeria Mechara is most common in: El Oued Province, where 35 percent reside, Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 28 percent reside and Laghouat Province, where 24 percent reside. Not including Algeria Mechara is found in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 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 Mechara
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