Mecum Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Mecum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mecum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0261:353,27431,629
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Mecum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mecum is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mecum.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,743rd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Mecum are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,026 people, or 1 in 353,274. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 17 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Mecum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mecum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mecum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mecum surname are 13.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.09% being registered with the party.

Mecum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $46,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mechum91233/
Meckum915/
Meecum913/
Meacum910/
Meachum831,319/
Metchum83380/
Mechoum83103/
Meechum8323/
Hmechum831/
Mechaum831/
Mecom80334/
Mesum8034/
Mekum8029/
Micum802/
Mexum802/
Mejum801/
Mycum801/
Mezum801/
Mecun800/
Metchoum7739/
Hmechumm771/
Metchuum771/
Metchuim771/
Metcheum771/
Meacheum770/
Michum7351/
Meacom7350/
Meekum7346/
Mickum7336/
Mekume7325/
Mezoum7322/
Meesum7321/
Meicun7312/
Mekoum7310/
Meecom737/
Miccum735/
Mehsum735/
Micium735/
Measum735/
Mezume735/
Mecune732/
Mekeum732/
Mekhum732/
Mekaum732/
Medcom732/
Meskum732/
Mesoum731/
Maicum731/
Myocum731/
Meecun731/
Metcom731/
Medjum731/
Meakum731/
Mehkum731/
Mesume731/
Meckun731/
Mecuin730/
Mitcum730/
Mesaum730/
Mitchum674,914/
Maichum67382/
Mehzoum67205/
Mekkhum6732/
Mekoume6722/
Meckoun6721/
Medjoum6718/
Meekhum6716/
Meekcom6711/
Mecunhe6711/
Mithcum675/
Mehsoum673/
Mechkun672/
Mezhoum672/
Mekhoum671/
Meckung671/
Meizoum671/
Micheum671/
Metsoum671/
Meysoum671/
Mekuime671/
Moicaum671/
Mezuime671/
Mecheun671/
Medsoum671/
Metshum671/
Mickeum670/
Maycaum670/

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Mecum Reference & Research

Mecum FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Mecum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis