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།) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Mekay is mostly found 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 widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 61 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 11,248,691. In The Philippines Mekay is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 78 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 22 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mekay surname rose 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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