Mek Surname

58,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5,2351:1,55850
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Morocco8181:42,1476,853
Cambodia1711:90,5682,311
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
Malaysia931:317,14217,217
Philippines681:1,488,797104,347
India661:11,622,203212,115
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Norway341:151,24418,822
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
England101:5,571,806158,774
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Qatar61:393,00055,922
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Mek (17,408) may also be a first name.

Mek Last Name Facts

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

Mek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻚ, Hindi: मेक, Marathi: मॅक, Oriya: େମକ, Russian: Мек, Tibetan: སྨེགས་) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mek.

How Common Is The Last Name Mek? popularity and diffusion

Mek is the 58,196th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 838,227 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Mek are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Mek is also the 41,817th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 17,408 people.

The last name Mek is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5,235 people, or 1 in 1,558. In Papua New Guinea Mek is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 40 percent live, Jiwaka, where 36 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 5 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 20 percent live and Morocco, where 9 percent live.

Mek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mek last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mek earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning 244,288 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meek8632,340/
Meke8612,709/
Meak869,588/
Meck865,081/
Mekh862,689/
Meik86640/
Mekk86462/
Miek86116/
Meyk8682/
Mhek8652/
Mõek8612/
Meuk8611/
Mehk866/
Megk864/
Mejk864/
Mekc861/
Mgek861/
Mecke752,250/
Mmeke75625/
Meeke75510/
Meike75498/
Meyke75400/
Mekhe75272/
Mekke75159/
Mieck75121/
Meake7579/
Mesck7578/
Meksz7569/
Meick7542/
Mehyk7528/
Meack7522/
'Meke7522/
Mheke7519/
Meukh7514/
Mehks7512/
Meijk757/
Mekks756/
Meakh756/
Mekšs755/
Meekh755/
Meekx754/
Mesks753/
Meuck753/
Mhesk752/
Meckt751/
Meeck751/
Meehk751/
Mehck751/
Metks751/
Metkz751/
Messk751/
Mezők751/
Megke751/
Mesĺk751/
Meckk751/
Meask751/
Megkh751/
Meisk750/
Mettk750/
Meitk750/
Mex6713,452/
Mik674,093/
Myk671,876/
Mec671,284/
Mettke67738/
Meg67204/
Mjk67193/
Mík6796/
Mekowa6784/
Meicke6772/
Mekova6765/
Mheske6734/
Medcke6724/
Meksch6724/
Me'eke6713/
Medtke6711/
Mehske6710/
Meq678/
Meschk678/
Metkhe677/
Meycke675/
Meesks673/
Metcke673/
Meecks672/
Meedke672/
Mechke672/
Meacks671/
Meccke671/
Meechk671/
Meekeh671/
Methkt671/
Mık671/
Meeckx671/
Meek's671/
Meitke671/
Meizkh671/
Mekkhe671/
Meikss671/
Meszke671/
Mechkh671/
Meecke670/
Meisck670/

Mek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻚamk-
Mek in the Hindi language
मेकmeka-
Mek in the Oriya language
େମକemaka90.91
େମକ୍emak9.09
Mek in the Marathi language
मॅकmeka63.16
मेकmeka36.84
Mek in the Tibetan language
སྨེགས་mek35.71
མེག་mek21.43
མེགས་mek14.29
སྨིག་mik7.14
མིག་mik7.14
མེཀ་meka7.14
མིགས་mik7.14
Mek in the Russian language
Мекmek-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mek
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