Mekayi Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Mekayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mekayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekayi is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Mekayi are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran it is most frequent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 60 percent live, Hamadan Province, where 7 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Iran this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent live and The Congo, where 5 percent live.
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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 Mekayi
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