Mechtaoui Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Mechtaoui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 688 | 1:56,151 | 9,507 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Mechtaoui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mechtaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mechtaoui is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mechtaoui? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 481,056th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. The surname Mechtaoui is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mechtaoui live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.
It is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 56,151. In Algeria Mechtaoui is most numerous in: Bouïra Province, where 56 percent live, Mascara Province, where 15 percent live and Blida Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Algeria Mechtaoui occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meuchtaoui | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mehtaoui | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mekhtaoui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Metaoui | 88 | 911 | / |
| Mestaoui | 82 | 305 | / |
| Mettaoui | 82 | 10 | / |
| Metahoui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mestaouis | 78 | 4 | / |
| Metaoua | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mitaoui | 75 | 4 | / |
| Metoeui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metaouy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mestaouhid | 74 | 8 | / |
| Mistaoui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maitaoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mestaoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mittaoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mettaoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metohoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Messtaoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meetaohai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metaoaa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mitaohai | 59 | 4 | / |
| Metohoué | 59 | 1 | / |
| Metou'ouy | 56 | 1 | / |
| Maitahoua | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mitaoe | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mechtaoui
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