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

Mecum occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,743rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Mecum live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,026 people, or 1 in 353,274. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 17 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Mecum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mecum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mecum surname grew 760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mecum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mecum are 13.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.09% registered to vote for 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