Meekings Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Meekings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meekings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6111:91,1929,816
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Australia521:519,14839,018
United States421:8,629,975373,648
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Meekings Last Name Facts

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

Meekings is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meekings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meekings is the 425,776th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,974,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Meekings live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 91,192. In England it is primarily found in: Suffolk, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Essex, where 11 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Meekings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meekings has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 481 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meekings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meekings last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meekings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.6% more than the national average, earning R 393,528 per year; in United States they earn 12.58% less than the national average, earning $37,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $56,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekings930/
Meakings88149/
Meckings880/
Makings80778/
McKings808/
M Kings801/
Mukings800/
Mackings7522/
Mickings7519/
Mekongso753/
Mokingsi752/
Makingsi751/
Mekangsi751/
McKingsi750/
Mekwongsa711/
McKingsey710/
Mekhuangsa67267/
Mekhuangsi671/
McGings671/
Mackincs6310/

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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
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  • 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 Meekings
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