Mekchan Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Mekchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mekchan Last Name Facts

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

Mekchan is most common in Thailand. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekchan? popularity and diffusion

Mekchan is the 2,106,139th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Mekchan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mekchan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,038,799. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Khon Kaen Province, where 90 percent live, Bangkok, where 6 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 1 percent live. Beside Thailand it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekchang9365/
Mekcan9229/
Mekhchane881/
Mekcham8647/
Makchan8638/
Mikchan862/
Mokchan861/
Megchan861/
Makhchan80342/
Mekchaum80213/
Mekchone803/
Mackchan801/
Makchain801/
Mikcan77159/
Meccan7721/
Mekhchoun7510/
Mekhzen71189/
Mekjean716/
Mekjohn711/
Meckham710/
Mekchoum671/
Micchand671/
Macchain671/
Micjan6242/
Mikcon621/
Miccan620/
Mikcoon573/
Miccain572/
Miegzan571/
Miccann571/
Mickham571/
Meccione531/

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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 Mekchan
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