Mecheni Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mecheni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Mecheni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mecheni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mecheni is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mecheni.
How Common Is The Last Name Mecheni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mecheni is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Mecheni is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mecheni reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Mecheni is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Qatar, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecheniy | 93 | 11 | / |
| Mechenai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Meceni | 92 | 17 | / |
| Micheni | 86 | 8,554 | / |
| Mechini | 86 | 346 | / |
| Mechene | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mechkene | 80 | 16 | / |
| Meachini | 80 | 9 | / |
| Maicheni | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mecheney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Micheini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekeni | 77 | 484 | / |
| Mecene | 77 | 321 | / |
| Michini | 71 | 542 | / |
| Mechine | 71 | 71 | / |
| Meskeni | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mekenie | 71 | 8 | / |
| Michene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mekegni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mikheni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meckeny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mickeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekcene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehcene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mecenea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekeuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhecini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgekeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekenio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmekeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meceney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meshkini | 67 | 1,989 | / |
| Meaccini | 67 | 27 | / |
| Meichine | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mikhenyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meskenis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meakenie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mekhenez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Micchini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mescaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekhesne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mechigne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgekenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meikeini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myshkeni | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mecheni
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