Meckson Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Meckson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meckson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3551:149,13113,558
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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 may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meckson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 570,540th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Meckson are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 137,003rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,829 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 149,131. In Tanzania Meckson is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 65 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekson92336/
Mecson922/
Mickson863,092/
Meksong8634/
Meikson8619/
Meykson868/
Mecksen863/
Meekson862/
Meksson861/
Meksoun861/
Myckson861/
Mickshon80184/
Meaksong805/
Michkson801/
Meiksone801/
Maickson801/
Meachson800/
Meksen772,108/
Megson771,656/
Mikson77320/
Meksan77182/
Mexson7799/
Mykson7713/
Meksun772/
Micson771/
Mekshun711,029/
Meksang7149/
Maikson7117/
Micsion7115/
Micksen7111/
Miksone7110/
Mekshan718/
Meksung711/
Mexsonn711/
Meksand711/
Mekssen711/
Meksane711/
Mescsán711/
Meiksan711/
Mekhsen711/
Mikszon711/
Meksian711/
Mecshan711/
Maykson711/
Mikkson710/
Miscson710/
Meiksane67211/
Mexon6798/
Meykshan6739/
Mekhsian6728/
Mekschun679/
Maichson671/
Mickshun671/

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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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