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.

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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 occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Meço, Mečo or Mećo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meco? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,798th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,766,174 people. Meco occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Meco are found; 72 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 404,611th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 448 people.

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

Meco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meco has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Meco surname increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meco surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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/

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