Mekaria Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mekaria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1641:235,55825,967
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Mekaria (58) may also be a first name.

Mekaria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekaria is found most in Algeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekaria? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,290,735th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mekaria live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Mahgreb. Mekaria is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 58 people.

Mekaria is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 235,558. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tissemsilt Province, where 98 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Algeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Mekaria
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