Mecy Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mecy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mecy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Mecy (1,299) may also be a first name.

Mecy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mecy is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mecy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mecy live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mecy is also the 218,348th most common first name internationally, borne by 1,299 people.

Mecy is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 27 percent are found, Kaduna, where 24 percent are found and Benue, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 5 percent are found.

Mecy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mecy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mecy surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mecey89113/
Mecoy8987/
Meicy8966/
Mecay8921/
Mechy8911/
Meacy891/
Medcy891/
Meccy891/
Mecsey8056/
Mechay8051/
Mecych8026/
Meecey8020/
Mechey8010/
Meczys807/
Meacey805/
Meschy805/
Mecssy804/
Mechiy801/
Metcay801/
Metchy801/
Mehchy801/
Mescey800/
Meichy800/
Meascy800/
Meachy800/
Mexcey800/
Meca758,767/
Mece755,633/
Mezy75678/
Meci75652/
Mesy7577/
Mexy7520/
Meßy759/
Micy754/
Mecê751/
Mecé751/
Mechaya7319/
Mechych7317/
Meechoy7310/
Meechay732/
Mieczay731/
Metchey731/
Metchyo731/
Meechuy731/
Mesay6724,004/
Meche674,830/
Meece673,647/
Mecit672,526/
Mesci671,546/
Mezey671,254/
Mechi67945/
Mesiy67717/
Messy67653/
Mecci67553/
Mecea67543/
Mesce67450/
Mesey67402/
Mecaj67338/
Michy67322/
Meaca67287/
Meusy67251/
Mecer67182/
Micoy67174/
Meisy67130/
Meyze67102/
Meysi6789/
Meica6786/
Meici6776/
Meace6771/
Meshy6765/
Meșca6761/
Micay6760/
Mesøy6753/
Mixey6748/
Mezci6746/
Meces6739/
Mezay6731/
Meyse6727/
Mecis6727/
Mechoaya6727/
Meyzi6727/
Mieca6726/
Meysa6725/
Misey6725/
Mecid6723/
Mgece6722/
Meice6721/
Mgeci6717/
Meuzy6716/
Mezzy6715/
Mesyo6712/
Miciy6711/
Micey6711/
Mexsy6711/
Meeca6711/
Maicy6710/
Metsy677/
Mesyi677/
Mesoy677/
Measy675/
Meesy675/
Meaci675/
Meechouy675/
Meezy674/
Medci674/
Mecai674/
Mecei673/
Mexay673/
Meced673/
Mecie673/
Mizey672/
Meazy672/
Meyca672/
Metca672/
Meché672/
Miccy672/
Mesys672/
Mecaa671/
Mecce671/
Mecoi671/
Mehci671/
Mitcy671/
Micuy671/
Miece671/
Mhece671/
Mhesy671/
Mysey671/
Mecse671/
Maycy671/
Mecet671/
Mecih671/
Mecsi671/
Meczi671/
Medzy671/
Meeci671/
Meysy671/
Mesuy671/
Mexxy671/
Mecii671/
Mycsy671/
Moicy671/
Mecez671/
Meceh670/
Mexey670/

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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 Mecy
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