Mekas Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Mekas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4731:1,621,70359,529
Lithuania711:42,7417,091
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mekas (32,388) may also be a first name.

Mekas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekas (Arabic: ميكاس, Hindi: मेकश, Marathi: मॅकस, Russian: Мекас) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mekas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 485,771st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Mekas live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 26,259th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 32,388 people.

The surname Mekas is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 1,621,703. In India Mekas is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Mekas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mekas last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Mekas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekkas91177/
Mekais9192/
Mekash9178/
Megkas9151/
Meikas9145/
Meskas9139/
Mekass917/
Meškas913/
Meckas912/
Mekase912/
Meakas911/
Meekas910/
Metkase833/
Mekaise832/
Mekasse832/
Medkhas832/
Meekaas832/
Meckass831/
Meskaus831/
Mekkais831/
Meskasz831/
Mekashe831/
Mekasss831/
Mezkazs831/
Makas803,637/
Mikas801,414/
Mokas80909/
Mekos8076/
Mecas8050/
Mykas8029/
Mekaz801/
Meshkhas775/
Medkhash772/
Mekhaash771/
Mikeas73733/
Makkas73566/
Makash73393/
Mokkas73291/
Mekosh73162/
Magkas73145/
Migkas73115/
Mykats73114/
Meskos7397/
Makaus7386/
Mikhas7384/
Mickas7383/
Mikats7367/
Miceas7366/
Mekous7361/
Megkos7350/
Mikash7343/
Maikas7340/
Makais7339/
MacKas7329/
Mahkas7323/
Mogkas7318/
Mokhas7314/
Miekos7313/
Mokass7312/
Makass7311/
Mikase739/
Mokasz738/
Moikas736/
Makaas736/
Mokash735/
Mekkaz734/
Mokais734/
Mockas733/
Maecas733/
Mikaus733/
Mekaiz733/
Mikass732/
Meqase732/
Makasz732/
Metkos732/
Mekach732/
Mekhaz732/
Mykhas732/
Miqeas731/
Mescas731/
Mokaus731/
Maqeas731/
Mecass731/
Moykas731/
Mikais731/
Mekose731/
Mejcas731/
Mekkos731/
Meqqas731/
Makhas731/
Maekos731/
Mecash730/
Mecaus730/
Meccas730/
Mekhasova712/
Mekassova711/
Mekaassch710/
Makaish67558/
Mykhats67329/
Mekkous67219/
Makhash67201/
Mickeas67157/
Micheas67120/
Miqueas67102/
Mikaits6778/
Mekosch6738/
Mykhash6732/
Magkash6721/
Miekosz6720/
Makausz6717/
Mekosse6717/
Mikasch6711/
Mokhass6710/
Mikhash679/
Makkass679/
Mekache677/
Mickaus675/
Mekhous675/
Maikash674/
Misėkas674/
Mokkash674/
Makkash673/
Mecaise673/
Meekhos672/
Moqueas672/
Mekotse672/
Mahkash672/
Maekoss671/
Mikashe671/
Mokhash671/
Maakash671/
Makkais671/
Makahas671/
Mikatse671/
Mokasch671/
Metkach671/
Mykaits671/
Mekheis671/
Mokaish671/
Maakaas671/
Mackais671/

Mekas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekas in the Hindi language
मेकशmekasa-
Mekas in the Marathi language
मॅकसmekasa-
Mekas in the Russian language
Мекасmekas-
Mekas in the Arabic language
ميكاسmykas-

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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 Mekas
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