Mechnan Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Mechnan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
Mechnan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mechnan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mechnan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺸﻨﺎﻥ) is found most in Morocco. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mechnan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Mechnan live; 43 percent live in North Africa and 43 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Aside from Morocco this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Spain, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechnane | 93 | 87 | / |
| Mechnann | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mechnanne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machnan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mekhnane | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mesnan | 77 | 104 | / |
| Mejnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meznan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mechnoune | 75 | 5 | / |
| Meznane | 71 | 309 | / |
| Mishnan | 71 | 200 | / |
| Messnan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mesnane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meshnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mesnatin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Medjnane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Misnan | 62 | 1,540 | / |
| Mesnam | 62 | 7 | / |
| Mesnon | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mejnam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mesngon | 57 | 170 | / |
| Mejnoun | 57 | 104 | / |
| Mishnon | 57 | 73 | / |
| Meisnam | 57 | 51 | / |
| Misngan | 57 | 25 | / |
| Mishnam | 57 | 16 | / |
| Mesnoun | 57 | 9 | / |
| Misnang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Missnan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Misnane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Medjnoun | 53 | 259 | / |
| Misnatin | 53 | 45 | / |
| Maishnam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Medjnoune | 50 | 256 | / |
Mechnan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mechnan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺸﻨﺎﻥ | mshnan | - |
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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 Mechnan
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