Mekata Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mekata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1291:991,04119,991
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Mekata (41) may also be a first name.

Mekata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekata is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mekata is the 917,199th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Mekata live; 45 percent live in East Asia and 45 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Mekata is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 41 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 991,041. In Japan it is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 37 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 31 percent are found and Kyoto Prefecture, where 25 percent are found. Barring Japan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Mekata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mekata are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Mekata earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.34% more than the national average, earning $54,515 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekhata92217/
Maekata927/
Mekatoa925/
Mekatha921/
Mekataa921/
Meukata921/
Mekaita921/
Maekatta866/
Mekhatta863/
Moekauta862/
Mekhatat862/
Makata8313,646/
Mikata83903/
Mokata83712/
Mekati83448/
Meketa83228/
Mekota83191/
Mekate837/
Mekaty836/
Meshkatai804/
Miekaaita801/
Makhata77671/
Mekhati77590/
Mekkati77466/
Makatta7798/
Mokhata7778/
Muikata7768/
Makaita7746/
Mmakata7733/
Makauta7729/
Makkata7722/
Makatha7719/
Mezkate7716/
Makatay7712/
Maikata7712/
Mackata7710/
Makatai779/
Mekatti778/
Makataa777/
Makaeta776/
Mekatis775/
Maakata774/
Mekaite773/
Mekaati773/
Mekathi773/
Maecata773/
Makaata773/
Mekatio772/
Makatau772/
Mikkata772/
Meekota772/
Metkati771/
Mekatet771/
Miekota771/
Mokkata771/
Mokaeta771/
Mokaita771/
Mokataa771/
Mokatah771/
Mokatea771/
Mekouta771/
Mekatho771/
Mekatie771/
Mekheta771/
Makatah771/
Mokatha771/
Meekate771/
Makhatha71831/
Mahakata71192/
Meshkati71147/
Makhatay71105/
Mokhatha7160/
Maikaita7149/
Meshkaty7142/
Makhatea7114/
Makkatta7111/
Makhatai7110/
Mokhaita718/
Makkatha718/
Meskaite717/
Mikataja717/
Mekhater715/
Maaikata714/
Mekkatte713/
Makathay713/
Mekhaiti713/
Makhauta712/
Makahata712/
Mekhatti712/
Meekhati712/
Makattah711/
Miskatay711/
Mekaitis711/
Mekkotta711/
Meshkate711/
Mekkatti711/
Maikauta711/
Makaetha711/
Meskaité711/
Mekhayti711/
Mokhatau711/
Makota6711,326/
Maketa676,921/
Mikati672,434/
Mecate671,385/
Makato671,079/
Mokota67883/
Moketa67815/
Miketa67716/
Mikota67712/
Mikaty67310/
Mokato67299/
Macota67163/
Mikato67158/
Maqata67142/
Macata67142/
Měkota67124/
Mikate67122/
Mecati6797/
Mecato6780/
Mekoto6778/
Mocata6762/
Mykota6722/
Micata678/
Mikéta678/
Meskhouta675/
Maqota675/
Mekkhathe674/
Meskaitis672/
Meškaitis672/
Mahakhata671/
Makkathai671/
Mikkathad671/
Mekoti671/
Mekote671/
Meqeta671/
Meszkatis671/
Makheatau671/

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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
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  • 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 Mekata
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