Mekher Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Mekher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Mekher (14) may also be a first name.
Mekher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekher (Russian: Мехер) occurs most in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekher? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mekher is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Mekher are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Mekher is also the 3,024,661st most common forename globally. It is borne by 14 people.
Mekher is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 36 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 27 percent live and Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 17 percent live and Ukraine, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekher in the Russian language | ||
| Мехер | meher | - |
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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 Mekher
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