Mekar Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Mekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5121:258,29923,449
India1401:5,479,038132,955
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mekar (1,283) may also be a first name.

Mekar Last Name Facts

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

Mekar (Hindi: मेकर, Marathi: मेकर, Russian: Мекар) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 484,164th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Mekar live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 220,056th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,283 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 258,299. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Bali, where 59 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 6 percent reside and Central Java, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Mekar Last Name Statistics demography

Mekar earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.73% less than the national average, earning $36,405 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meikar911,257/
Mekkar91334/
Meukar9150/
Mehkar9141/
Mekare9138/
Maekar9115/
Mekhar9113/
Meckar9110/
Mhekar917/
Mekart917/
Meekar914/
Meakar913/
Mekair913/
Meykar912/
Mejkar911/
Mhekare8360/
Mehkare8343/
Methkar8342/
Mekhare8341/
Metkare8338/
Mheskar8319/
Meekart837/
Messkar836/
Meetkar835/
Mekeare833/
Metkarr832/
Meatkar831/
Miekarz831/
Metkair831/
Metkhar831/
Meukkar831/
Mezkhar831/
Meikare831/
Mekhair831/
Mekkhar831/
Mhekhar831/
Mmetkar831/
Meskhar831/
Meikart831/
Meekear831/
Meskkar831/
Mekahrt831/
Meckart830/
Makar8032,099/
Mokar801,673/
Mikar80133/
Mecar8082/
Mekor8036/
Mykar801/
Mekarova772/
Meetkare772/
Meheskar772/
Mehetkar771/
Mheiskar771/
Mechkhar771/
Mieckarz771/
Makkar7312,291/
Maykar731,181/
Mohkar73890/
Makhar73888/
Mokhar73415/
Mhokar73290/
Moikar73139/
Maikar7365/
Mhakar7361/
Mackar7360/
Maakar7350/
Makair7349/
Mahkar7347/
Miškar7338/
Mikart7337/
Makarr7337/
Mekeur7333/
Mekour7323/
Meskař7316/
Makarh7311/
Mokkar739/
Meekor738/
Mujkar737/
Makaur737/
Mekore737/
Mikhar736/
Mikaur736/
Mescar736/
Mikair735/
Makaar734/
Midkar733/
Mikarp733/
Majkar733/
Moekor733/
Mekord732/
Mijkar732/
Mikard732/
Mecare732/
Mikare732/
Mockar732/
Mickar732/
Meacor731/
Mecard731/
Mihkar731/
Mikasr731/
Mecart731/
Makear731/
Magkar731/
Mikarz731/
Mikcar731/
Mmakar731/
Mizkar731/
Mekkor731/
Meikor731/
Mykear731/
Mekoir731/
Medcar730/
Mecarr730/
Meckarova712/
Meheshkar711/
Meskour671,247/
Maidkar67163/
Mahakar67156/
Mekkour67137/
Maikare67102/
Mehkour6749/
Hmiskar6726/
Mescart6722/
Makahar6720/
Medcare6713/
Mokhair6711/
Maikart6711/
Mezkour679/
Mychkar677/
Mikhare675/
Mikaire675/
Mekoire674/
Miskaar673/
Mhiskar672/
Maykare672/
Michear672/
Mokhaar672/
Makhhar671/
Maikhar671/
Mayskar671/
Midkare671/
Mekheir671/
Moujkar671/
Myskajr671/
Moitkar671/
Mickard671/
Maakaar671/
Makarrr671/
Meakore671/
Mikhart671/
Miecarz671/
Mokhear671/
Muikhar671/
Mekhhor671/
Meshkor671/
Metkour671/
Mekoure671/
Meikour671/
Mechear671/
Maikaur671/
Meekotr671/
Maykhar671/
Mikhard671/
Makharh671/
Meacard670/

Mekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekar in the Marathi language
मेकरmekara89.02
मेकारmekara4.88
मेकलmekala4.88
मॅकरmekara1.22
Mekar in the Hindi language
मेकरmekara45.45
मेकारmekara36.36
मॆकरmekara18.18
Mekar in the Russian language
Мекарmekar-

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