Mekay Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mekay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Mekay (61) may also be a first name.
Mekay Demographics
Average Mekay Salary in
United States
$15,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mekay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekay (Oriya: େମକୟ, Tibetan: མེ་སྐྱི།) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mekay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mekay is the 3,882,373rd most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Mekay occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Mekay reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most common forename on earth, borne by 61 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 11,248,691. In The Philippines Mekay is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 78 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 22 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.
Mekay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mekay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mekay Last Name Statistics demography
Mekay earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekay in the Tibetan language | ||
| མེ་སྐྱི། | mékyi | - |
| Mekay in the Oriya language | ||
| େମକୟ | emakaya | - |
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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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- 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 Mekay
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