Mek Surname
Approximately 8,694 people bear this surname
Mek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5,235 | 1:1,558 | 50 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Morocco | 818 | 1:42,147 | 6,853 |
| Cambodia | 171 | 1:90,568 | 2,311 |
| Indonesia | 112 | 1:1,180,796 | 83,720 |
| Malaysia | 93 | 1:317,142 | 17,217 |
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Mek (17,408) may also be a first name.
Mek Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meek | 86 | 32,340 | / |
| Meke | 86 | 12,709 | / |
| Meak | 86 | 9,588 | / |
| Meck | 86 | 5,081 | / |
| Mekh | 86 | 2,689 | / |
| Meik | 86 | 640 | / |
| Mekk | 86 | 462 | / |
| Miek | 86 | 116 | / |
| Meyk | 86 | 82 | / |
| Mhek | 86 | 52 | / |
| Mõek | 86 | 12 | / |
| Meuk | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mehk | 86 | 6 | / |
| Megk | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mejk | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mekc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mecke | 75 | 2,250 | / |
| Mmeke | 75 | 625 | / |
| Meeke | 75 | 510 | / |
| Meike | 75 | 498 | / |
| Meyke | 75 | 400 | / |
| Mekhe | 75 | 272 | / |
| Mekke | 75 | 159 | / |
| Mieck | 75 | 121 | / |
| Meake | 75 | 79 | / |
| Mesck | 75 | 78 | / |
| Meksz | 75 | 69 | / |
| Meick | 75 | 42 | / |
| Mehyk | 75 | 28 | / |
| Meack | 75 | 22 | / |
| 'Meke | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mheke | 75 | 19 | / |
| Meukh | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mehks | 75 | 12 | / |
| Meijk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mekks | 75 | 6 | / |
| Meakh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mekšs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Meekh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Meekx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mesks | 75 | 3 | / |
| Meuck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mhesk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meckt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meeck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meehk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metkz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Messk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mezők | 75 | 1 | / |
| Megke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mesĺk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meckk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meask | 75 | 1 | / |
| Megkh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meisk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mettk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Meitk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mex | 67 | 13,452 | / |
| Mik | 67 | 4,093 | / |
| Myk | 67 | 1,876 | / |
| Mec | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Mettke | 67 | 738 | / |
| Meg | 67 | 204 | / |
| Mjk | 67 | 193 | / |
| Mík | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mekowa | 67 | 84 | / |
| Meicke | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mekova | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mheske | 67 | 34 | / |
| Medcke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Meksch | 67 | 24 | / |
| Me'eke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Medtke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mehske | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meschk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Metkhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meycke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meesks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Metcke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meecks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meedke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mechke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meacks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meccke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meechk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meekeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Methkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mık | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meeckx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meek's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meitke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meizkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekkhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meikss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meszke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mechkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meecke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meisck | 67 | 0 | / |
Mek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻚ | amk | - |
| Mek in the Hindi language | ||
| मेक | meka | - |
| Mek in the Oriya language | ||
| େମକ | emaka | 90.91 |
| େମକ୍ | emak | 9.09 |
| Mek in the Marathi language | ||
| मॅक | meka | 63.16 |
| मेक | meka | 36.84 |
| Mek in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྨེགས་ | mek | 35.71 |
| མེག་ | mek | 21.43 |
| མེགས་ | mek | 14.29 |
| སྨིག་ | mik | 7.14 |
| མིག་ | mik | 7.14 |
| མེཀ་ | meka | 7.14 |
| མིགས་ | mik | 7.14 |
| Mek in the Russian language | ||
| Мек | mek | - |
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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
- 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 Mek
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