Meggane Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Meggane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Meggane (41) may also be a first name.
Meggane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meggane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meggane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﺎﻥ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meggane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meggane is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Meggane reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Meggane is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Meggane is primarily concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 75 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meggane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meggane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻜﺎﻥ | mkan | - |
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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 Meggane
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