Mechán Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mechán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mechan (2,649) & Mechàn (1) are calculated separately.
Mechán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mechán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mechán is held by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Mechan or Mechàn. For other possible spellings of Mechán click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mechán? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Mechán live; 60 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Andean South America.
Mechán is most prevalent in Peru, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 15,892,062. In Peru Mechán is primarily concentrated in: Ayacucho Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Peru Mechán occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 20 percent reside and Spain, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Mechán
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