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 surname Mekher (Russian: Мехер) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Mekher live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Mekher is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Mekher is most frequent in: Moscow, where 36 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 27 percent reside and Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 17 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.
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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