Meichan Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Meichan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 59 | 1:90,743 | 6,412 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 51 | 1:73,396 | 4,210 |
Meichan (19,306) may also be a first name.
Meichan Demographics
Average Meichan Salary in
United States
$82,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meichan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meichan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meichan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺸﺎﻥ) occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Meichan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meichan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,755,741st most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Meichan occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Meichan live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 38,861st most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 19,306 people.
This last name is most widespread in Scotland, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 90,743. In Scotland Meichan is most numerous in: Falkirk, where 63 percent live, West Lothian, where 17 percent live and Glasgow City, where 10 percent live. Aside from Scotland this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Meichan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meichan has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Meichan surname grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meichan Last Name Statistics demography
Meichan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meichan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meichan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺸﺎﻥ | myshan | - |
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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 Meichan
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