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 last name Mekaj (Hindi: मेकाज) occurs in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 917,199th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Mekaj live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Albano-Europe.
The surname Mekaj is most frequently held in Kosovo, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 8,166. In Kosovo it is most common in: District of Peja, where 83 percent are found, District of Gjakova, where 13 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Kosovo Mekaj exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
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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