Meckson Surname
Approximately 553 people bear this surname
Meckson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 355 | 1:149,131 | 13,558 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Meckson (2,829) may also be a first name.
Meckson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meckson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meckson is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meckson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meckson is the 570,540th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Meckson live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 137,003rd most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 2,829 people.
Meckson is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 149,131. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 65 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 28 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekson | 92 | 336 | / |
| Mecson | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mickson | 86 | 3,092 | / |
| Meksong | 86 | 34 | / |
| Meikson | 86 | 19 | / |
| Meykson | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mecksen | 86 | 3 | / |
| Meekson | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meksson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meksoun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Myckson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mickshon | 80 | 184 | / |
| Meaksong | 80 | 5 | / |
| Michkson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meiksone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maickson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meachson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meksen | 77 | 2,108 | / |
| Megson | 77 | 1,656 | / |
| Mikson | 77 | 320 | / |
| Meksan | 77 | 182 | / |
| Mexson | 77 | 99 | / |
| Mykson | 77 | 13 | / |
| Meksun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Micson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekshun | 71 | 1,029 | / |
| Meksang | 71 | 49 | / |
| Maikson | 71 | 17 | / |
| Micsion | 71 | 15 | / |
| Micksen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Miksone | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mekshan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Meksung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mexsonn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meksand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekssen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meksane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mescsán | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meiksan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekhsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikszon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meksian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mecshan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maykson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikkson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Miscson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meiksane | 67 | 211 | / |
| Mexon | 67 | 98 | / |
| Meykshan | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mekhsian | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mekschun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maichson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mickshun | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Meckson
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