Where Does The Last Name Mecken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Mecken is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 4,116,508^th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Mecken live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mecken is also the 1,336,256^th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Mecken is most numerous in: Enga, where 81 percent live and Gulf, where 19 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Mecken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mecken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mecken last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.