Meco Surname

212,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Meco Surname User-submission:

Meco is the literal translation of the Latin word, mecu, which means 'naughty'. There's a beach in Portugal for nudists called "Meco". Another possible origin is due to its Albanian predominance, and also in Baltic and Germany, in the variant Mecko is a possible variation of the Jewish, Manko - for Mankowitz.

Read More About This Surname

Meco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9421:49,6314,652
Italy2501:244,62733,116
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Greece1311:84,57914,285
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Kosovo211:88,6605,199
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Albania101:291,40615,585
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
England71:7,959,723202,100
France71:9,488,960336,266
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Meço (1,760), Mečo (3) & Mećo (1) are calculated separately.

Meco (448) may also be a first name.

Meco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meco is the literal translation of the Latin word, mecu, which means 'naughty'. There's a beach in Portugal for nudists called "Meco". Another possible origin is due to its Albanian predominance, and also in Baltic and Germany, in the variant Mecko is a possible variation of the Jewish, Manko - for Mankowitz. Some elements in Portugal with Meco have baltic DNA r1a.

- nunofreiresilvameco

Means 'naughty man' in Latin (mecu). Also means 'common individual' in the Portuguese language. It's the name of a famous portuguese locality and beach.

- nunofreiresilvameco

Meco Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meco Come From? nationality or country of origin

Meco is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Meço, Mečo or Mećo. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meco? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,798th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,766,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Meco reside; 72 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 404,611th most common forename on earth It is held by 448 people.

It is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 942 people, or 1 in 49,631. In Spain Meco is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 47 percent live, Castilla-La Mancha, where 28 percent live and Valencian Community, where 7 percent live. Besides Spain this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 13 percent live and Portugal, where 10 percent live.

Meco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meco has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Meco surname expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meco are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Meco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.11% less than the national average, earning €25,191 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.28% more than the national average, earning $30,030,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 34.01% more than the national average, earning $57,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $55,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meço921,760/
Mečo923/
Mećo921/
Mecho89677/
Maeco89343/
Mecos89205/
Meico89140/
Mecko89126/
Mecco8991/
Mecoy8987/
Mezco8921/
Mecot8921/
Mgeco8919/
Metco896/
Mexco895/
Meaco895/
Mecio894/
Moeco893/
Meyco892/
Mecoi891/
Mecuo891/
Meeco891/
Meczo891/
Mecou891/
Mescco801,696/
Mecott80281/
Mechou80207/
Metcho80145/
Mescoi8080/
Mechko8034/
Measco8029/
Mescko8028/
Meicho8026/
Messco8012/
Mecoch808/
Meacco807/
Meecho804/
Meheco804/
Mechoo804/
Meccoy802/
Mescot802/
Mechco802/
Miecko802/
Mezcco802/
Meccoh801/
Mechuo801/
Mecios801/
Mescos801/
Meisco801/
Meacho801/
Mecoth801/
Mecoup801/
Mehcod801/
Mescoy801/
Meskco801/
Miecio801/
Maecoy800/
Mezo7517,419/
Meko7513,119/
Mico7511,625/
Meso758,966/
Meca758,767/
Moco756,496/
Maco756,463/
Mejo75879/
Myco7550/
Meqo755/
Mexo753/
Mjco752/
Meechoo73106/
Mecouch73101/
Meechko7360/
Metchop7349/
Meechoy7310/
Metchou735/
Mechkou733/
Meagcoi732/
Meechoi732/
Messcco732/
Meachou732/
Meschco732/
Medcott731/
Meychou731/
Meichou731/
Mechcio731/
Medcoch731/
Meytcho731/
Meichoo731/
Metcott730/
Meckoch730/
Mescott730/
Mecha679,898/
Medjo679,108/
Mecca678,107/
Muyco677,418/
Macko677,152/
Macoo675,563/
Meijo672,746/
Maeko672,481/
Mekou672,087/
Macoy672,064/
Micho671,952/
Micco671,882/
Maico671,766/
Metso671,714/
Mezzo671,621/
Mezoo671,409/
Meško671,389/
Mekoa671,369/
Medzo671,338/
Mecia671,274/
Mocoy671,249/
Meiko671,150/
Micko671,021/
Moico67995/
Megio67902/
Mocko67897/
Muico67785/
Mezou67763/
Moeko67722/
Micou67491/
Mesot67454/
Moyco67405/
Mesca67402/
Mejoy67398/
Mmeko67379/
Mecad67340/
Misco67316/
Meaca67287/
Mesoo67278/
Mayco67253/
Mycio67246/
Meeso67198/
Mieko67193/
Merzo67184/
Micoy67174/
Mekho67170/
Maeca67170/
Mycko67167/
Micos67157/
Mezoa67157/
Mezoh67155/
Meeko67151/
Mocoi67148/
Micio67145/
Mezio67139/
Meizo67138/
Mekoo67134/
Mgico67123/
Meyko67120/
Mezos67115/
Micot67110/
'Meko67105/
Mekko67103/
Moeca67102/
Mekuo6798/
Mesgo6797/
Mitco6792/
Mesoh6791/
Meako6790/
Mmeso6790/
Meica6786/
Metzo6781/
Meľko6775/
Mekoy6773/
Mekoh6768/
Meșca6761/
Mycoo6759/
Meczó6759/
Mecas6750/
Mexca6748/
Mekoi6748/
Medžo6746/
Mezop6744/
Meşca6739/
Mesop6738/
Mehko6734/
Micod6731/
Mesos6730/
Mieso6730/
Mexzo6729/
Mechoaya6727/
Mieca6726/
Mecat6726/
Mejoi6725/
Micoo6716/
Mheso6715/
Micoz6714/
Miczo6713/
Mejou6713/
Mikco6712/
Meçoj6712/
Maaco6711/
Meeca6711/
Mechó6711/
Mgeko6710/
Mecah6710/
Meuso678/
Meuko678/
Meuca677/
Mizco677/
Mesoy677/
Mejoo676/
Macoi676/
Measo676/
Mesou676/
Micso675/
Mesoi675/
Magco675/
Micoa675/
Mgezo675/
Meyjo674/
Mesod674/
Meezo674/
Megko674/
Mezoi674/
Mezot674/
Mycos674/
Mesqo674/
Mocoo674/
Meejo674/
Mecap673/
Macoh673/
Mohco673/
Mejoh673/
Makco672/
Micoi672/
Midco672/
Meiso672/
Meyca672/
Mejuo672/
Mmejo672/
Mioco672/
Mejko672/
Metca672/
Miezo672/
Mheko672/
Meçko672/
Mecaa671/
Medso671/
Mehca671/
Mycco671/
Micoh671/
Mezho671/
Meazo671/
Mício671/
Mecau671/
Moțco671/
Meňko671/
Meşko671/
Meťko671/
Micop671/
Micoś671/
Mojco671/
Mujco671/
Mocoh671/
Mmaco671/
Mișco671/
Mejoz671/
Meqoa671/
Meshchko671/
Mycou671/
Mejho671/
Mezoz671/
Mokco671/
Mejod671/
Metjo671/
Mezoï671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Meco
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis