Mechnane Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mechnane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mechnane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania851:48,1753,569
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mechnane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mechnane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺸﻨﺎﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mechnane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mechnane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mechnane is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Mechnane occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mechnane reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 48,175. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 99 percent are found and Inchiri Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mechnanne941/
Mechnan9321/
Mekhnane888/
Machnane884/
Mochnane883/
Mechnine881/
Mechnene881/
Mechnann881/
Mechnoune825/
Meznane80309/
Mesnane801/
Medjnane753/
Mechneni753/
Meshnani751/
Merznane751/
Mekhnani751/
MacHnani751/
Mesnan71104/
Mejnan711/
Meznan711/
Mishnan67200/
Mesnani6721/
Messnan674/
Meznani672/
Meshnam671/
Misnane671/

Mechnane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mechnane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺸﻨﺎﻥmshnan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mechnane
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