Mecheu Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Mecheu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Mecheu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mecheu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mecheu occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mecheu? popularity and diffusion
Mecheu is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mecheu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Mecheu is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon Mecheu is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 83 percent reside, West Region, where 14 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 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 Mecheu
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