Mechthild Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mechthild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mechthild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mechthild (50,358) may also be a first name.

Mechthild Last Name Facts

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

Mechthild is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mechthild click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mechthild? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Mechthild are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 18,401st most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 50,358 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany Mechthild is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live and Hesse, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany Mechthild is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mechtild941/
Mechteld822/
Methil80271/
Methile758/
Meethil754/
Mehtile752/
Methail752/
Methiel751/
Metheil751/
Machteld719/
Meachtle712/
Mesthile711/
Mithil67448/
Metile67113/
Metail6782/
Meteil6778/
Methel6752/
Mythil676/
Methle672/
Mehtaheel671/

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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 Mechthild
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