Mekwan Surname
Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname
Mekwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,084 | 1:65,165 | 8,265 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mekwan (13) may also be a first name.
Mekwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekwan (Marathi: मेकवान) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mekwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 312,825th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,062,850 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mekwan live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Tai-Asia. Mekwan is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Mekwan is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 1,084 people, or 1 in 65,165. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Nong Bua Lamphu Province, where 58 percent live, Maha Sarakham Province, where 19 percent live and Udon Thani Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekwane | 92 | 75 | / |
| Meekwan | 92 | 9 | / |
| Meckwan | 92 | 7 | / |
| Mekwang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mmekwane | 86 | 57 | / |
| Meekwane | 86 | 23 | / |
| Meekhwan | 86 | 20 | / |
| Meankwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikwan | 83 | 789 | / |
| Makwan | 83 | 460 | / |
| Mecwan | 83 | 263 | / |
| Mekwon | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mokwan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mekwam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mekwangue | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mackwan | 77 | 57 | / |
| Mekwong | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mahkwan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Meghwan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mikhwan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mikwane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meqwane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mekuang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meegwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Megwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekwoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikwant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maikwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moykwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meakwong | 71 | 7 | / |
| Migkhwan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Minhkwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwan | 67 | 253 | / |
| Mokuan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Migwan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Megban | 67 | 7 | / |
| Makuan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mikwon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mikwangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mecwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocwan | 67 | 1 | / |
Mekwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekwan in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकवान | mekavana | 69.57 |
| मेान | meana | 13.04 |
| मॅकवान | mekavana | 8.7 |
| मेकवाना | mekavana | 4.35 |
| मेकावान | mekavana | 4.35 |
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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 Mekwan
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