Mechlen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mechlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mechlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mechlen Last Name Facts

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

Mechlen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mechlen.

How Common Is The Last Name Mechlen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mechlen is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Mechlen are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Mechlen is primarily found in: Hamburg, where 37 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent reside and Bavaria, where 26 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Mechlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mechlen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Mechlen
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