Mekani Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Mekani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2981:2,574,04581,367
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zimbabwe1301:118,75616,091
Kosovo741:25,1602,711
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
United States91:40,273,215872,126
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Mekani (326) may also be a first name.

Mekani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekani (Hindi: मेकनी, Marathi: मेकानी, Oriya: େମକାନି) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 411,077th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Mekani reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mekani is also the 485,722nd most frequent given name globally, held by 326 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 2,574,045. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 55 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 35 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Other than India this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.

Mekani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mekani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.49% less than the national average, earning R 146,172 per year and in United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meskani92378/
Mekkani92228/
Mehkani9264/
Mekanai9218/
Mekhani9214/
Maekani9213/
Metkani924/
Mekanii923/
Mekanni923/
Mekaani921/
Mgekani921/
Meshkani862,533/
Mekhaniy8679/
Hmeikani8616/
Medkhani867/
Meskanis864/
Mekanich861/
Makani8319,324/
Mekane837,146/
Mokani831,522/
Mekana831,121/
Mekeni83484/
Mikani83183/
Mecani83159/
Mekoni8336/
Mekanj839/
Mekany835/
Meqani835/
Mekhanich8021/
Meidkhani801/
Meshkhani801/
Makhani772,613/
Maekane77442/
Moikani77278/
Mekhane77244/
Makaini77144/
Mecagni77132/
Mikangi77118/
Mokhani77108/
Makkani77100/
Maikani7795/
Makanui7788/
Maakani7780/
Mahkani7780/
Makaani7752/
Miskani7743/
Maekeni7729/
Meccani7725/
Mykhani7722/
Moekane7720/
Mekanna7719/
Mekonis7717/
Makanai7717/
Mekhana7716/
Mekonyi7715/
Mekouni7715/
Meckoni7713/
Makanni7712/
Mikhani7711/
Makanhi7711/
MacKani7710/
Mhikani779/
Mehkoni779/
Mekenie778/
Medkoni777/
Mekkana777/
Meakana777/
Meekana777/
Mokanni776/
Makanij776/
Meskoni775/
Mekonie775/
Makanih774/
Mhekana774/
Medkane774/
Mekkane773/
Mokanij773/
Mekaine773/
Meckane772/
Makanie772/
Mikanai772/
Mekaneh772/
Magkani772/
Mhakani772/
Mehkane772/
Mehcani771/
Meikana771/
Mekeana771/
Muikani771/
Meakane771/
Mekanne771/
Makauni771/
Meekane771/
Miekoni771/
Mickani771/
Mokanii771/
Moekeni771/
Mekonni771/
Mekaana771/
Mekayne771/
Mekeuni771/
Meikoni771/
Meskany771/
Meqanit771/
Meyqani771/
Mekgane771/
Mokanie771/
Mmekeni771/
Meckana771/
Meçcani771/
Makaïni771/
Mechkane71198/
Mahkhani71160/
Mokhanoi7199/
Makkhani7153/
Makahani7148/
Makainai7145/
Maakaani7130/
Miskanis7126/
Mickanis7122/
Meskonis7111/
Myshkani7110/
Mikainis719/
Meshkoni719/
Meškonis718/
Mahakani715/
Maqukani715/
Mokhhani715/
Mokhanai714/
Mitkanis714/
Mickhani714/
Meccagni714/
Mokhanyi714/
Meakenie713/
Mokhanui713/
Mackanie713/
Makhayni712/
Makhaani711/
Makkanai711/
Mikhauni711/
Meikeini711/
Makhanoi711/
Maikangi711/
Maikkani711/
Makkaniy711/
Makhanij711/
Majkhani711/
Mokhanni711/
Muikanyi711/
Mishkani711/
Mekeanne711/
Mekkouni711/
Meikhany711/
Mescaini711/
Mekonnie711/
Mekhonie711/
Mehkanne711/
Medkaine711/
Medkhane711/
Meekanee711/
Meekanha711/
Mheekana711/
Makoni6719,660/
Makane672,662/
Meconi671,800/
Mokoni671,296/
Makeni67929/
Mikana67733/
Mokeni67453/
Mikane67395/
Mokane67335/
Mekone67164/
Maqani67155/
Mikeni67151/
Mikhamnit6752/
Mekene6743/
Mekhanych6737/
Mikoni6735/
Mecane6721/
Micani6715/
Miskanich6711/
Mecana6711/
Mokanj679/
Mekona676/
Maikanait674/
Muikangai674/
Maaikkani673/
Makahaniy673/
Makóni673/
Mikany672/
Miqani672/
Makkhanoi672/
Makanj671/
Meskasnes671/
Medkounni671/
Macôni671/
Medkhaneh671/
Mjkoni671/
Meshkaneh671/
Mekhanech671/
Mjkane671/
Moqani671/
Mekamnouy671/
Mecany670/

Mekani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekani in the Oriya language
େମକାନିemakani85.71
େମକାନୀemakani14.29
Mekani in the Hindi language
मेकनीmekani50
मेकानीmekani50
Mekani in the Marathi language
मेकानीmekani37.5
मेकाँईांन्सीसmekamiannsisa25
मेकाँईmekami25
मेकनीmekani12.5

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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 Mekani
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