Mekaj Surname
Approximately 289 people bear this surname
Mekaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 228 | 1:8,166 | 1,283 |
| Albania | 33 | 1:88,305 | 9,061 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
Mekaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekaj (Hindi: मेकाज) occurs most in Kosovo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 917,199th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Mekaj reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 8,166. In Kosovo it is mostly found in: District of Peja, where 83 percent reside, District of Gjakova, where 13 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 4 percent reside. Not including Kosovo this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekaj in the Hindi language | ||
| मेकाज | mekaja | - |
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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 Mekaj
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