Mecheo Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mecheo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mecheo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2661:173,60913,168
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

Mecheo Last Name Facts

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

Mecheo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecheo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 953,750th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name Mecheo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mecheo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 173,609. In Kenya Mecheo is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 74 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 18 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Mecheo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mecheo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mechieo929/
Metcheo921/
Meceo9116/
Mecheoud861/
Micheo83635/
Macheo83449/
Mechea83215/
Mocheo834/
Mechio832/
Mekheo831/
Mechehoud802,306/
Mechehout801/
Mecheijou801/
Mecheujio801/
Macheho77549/
Meschio7797/
Maicheo7717/
Metchio7711/
Micheou7710/
Machieo775/
Mecheha774/
Mocheho772/
Mochieo772/
Micheeo772/
Michieo771/
Mechios771/
Mecchio771/
Metchyo771/
Maechio771/
Mecea73543/
Meseo73147/
Mekeo7358/
Mejeo7336/
Miceo7318/
Mezeo733/
Megeo733/
Myceo730/
Mechaiyo7113/
Mechehad717/
Micheous714/
Mechegia714/
Meekhieo711/
Metchiop711/
Mechojio711/
Maitcheo711/
Methsieo711/
Mitcheoo711/
Micheoux710/
Michea673,472/
Machio673,243/
Misceo67497/
Mechia67250/
Meechaiyo67230/
Michio6796/
Machyo6786/
Mochio6718/
Machío6715/
Miseho679/
Mezeou678/
Mesiho677/
Meseho675/
Meykeo675/
Mekeou674/
Mescio673/
Mejeho672/
Mickeo672/
Mekeho672/
Mezzeo671/
Mechya671/
Meceha671/
Mikeho671/
Michéo671/
Meshio671/
Machéo671/
Metseo671/
Mezeho671/
Meshea670/
Messchiod670/

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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 Mecheo
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