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 or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecum? popularity and diffusion

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

Mecum is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 353,274. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 17 percent live, North Carolina, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Mecum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mecum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mecum last name increased 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 with the political 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