Mechelen Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Mechelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mechelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Belgium561:205,29726,724
France231:2,887,944200,772
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mechelen (17) may also be a first name.

Mechelen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mechelen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mechelen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mechelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Mechelen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. Mechelen is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 17 people.

Mechelen is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 222,200. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 30 percent live, South Holland, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 33 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megchelen942/
Maechelen941/
Mecheln932/
Mechellene891/
Michelen88400/
Mechelin8854/
Mechelyn8812/
Mechelem881/
Machelen881/
Meshelen881/
Meclen865/
Michielen8250/
Mecelienė8234/
Mechelina8211/
Michaelen829/
Michellen823/
Mechelink822/
Mechielin822/
Mechallen821/
Mitchelen821/
Micheleen821/
Mechellin821/
Mechellem821/
Michelien820/
Micheln8045/
Mecklen803/
Mecelem803/
Meeklen801/
Mezelen801/
Mekelen801/
Mecelin801/
Macheln801/
Mitschelen78216/
Mechelinck78124/
Mechelynck7824/
Michaeleen784/
Metchelina784/
Michaellen782/
Meckelienė781/
Michealene780/
Michelin7510,385/
Meggelen7560/
Michelem7544/
Mochelin7532/
Mecilien7529/
Meckelin7513/
Michaeln755/
Machelin753/
Michelln752/
Michilen752/
Mickelen752/
Micheiln752/
Michelne752/
Michelyn752/
Meucelin752/
Mecelina751/
Mechilem751/
Michelén751/
Michelín751/
Machalen751/
Mechelim751/
Michalen750/
Mitscheslen741/
Michielin712,958/
Mechilina71456/
Michellin7171/
Michelina7164/
Michaelin7136/
Mischelin7119/
Metseleng7115/
Mitchelin7110/
Mečelienė715/
Meklen714/
Mochellin713/
Michellyn712/
Michelint712/
Mechiling712/
Mitscelen711/
Mitshelen711/
Micheilin711/
Michealin711/
Miseelien711/
Meshellin711/
Mechellim711/
Michealyn710/
Miclen710/
Michallen710/
Mitchelina6741/
Megelin6722/
Michelinne6722/
Micelin6712/
Meizhellin6710/
Mitschelin6710/
Metchilina6710/
Miselen679/
Meselem677/
Myjelen676/
Micklen675/
Mecelim675/
Mexelin675/
Meiklen674/
Miclene672/
Mikelen672/
Mezelin672/
Mekelin671/
MacHiln671/
Macholienė671/
Mitchellin671/
Metsieleng671/
Mekelyn671/
Mekilen671/
Mitchellyn671/
Michillene671/
Michaellin671/
Maichaloen671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mechelen
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