Mekdad Surname

48,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Mekdad Surname User-submission:

The Mekdad surname comes from an Arabic name. It means 'cutter' or 'one who cuts something into two halves', it is a name that suggests strength and audacity.

Most of these family name holders came from the descendants of Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad.

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Mekdad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine3,4621:1,314227
Jordan1,7221:5,1351,046
Yemen1,2291:21,5012,247
Syria7851:24,5871,699
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
Lebanon7791:7,2361,164
Algeria6651:58,0939,772
Iraq4191:83,5842,678
France2751:241,53737,410
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar441:53,5915,826
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Norway91:571,36544,190
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Mekdad (11,663) may also be a first name.

Mekdad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mekdad surname comes from an Arabic name. It means 'cutter' or 'one who cuts something into two halves', it is a name that suggests strength and audacity.

Most of these family name holders came from the descendants of Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad.

- ma7moud2005

Mekdad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekdad (Hindi: मेकदाद) is more commonly found in Palestine than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekdad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mekdad is the 48,187th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 680,189 people. The last name Mekdad is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Mekdad reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 55,243rd most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 11,663 people.

This last name is most widespread in Palestine, where it is carried by 3,462 people, or 1 in 1,314. In Palestine Mekdad is most numerous in: Gaza Governorate, where 60 percent reside, Khan Yunis Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Rafah Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Beside Palestine this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 16 percent reside and Yemen, where 11 percent reside.

Mekdad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Shiite (80%) in Lebanon.

Mekdad earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekddad921/
Mekkdad921/
Meckdad921/
Mokdad8313,309/
Megdad831,673/
Makdad831,054/
Meqdad83709/
Mikdad83310/
Mecdad834/
Mekdoud77468/
Mickdad77178/
Meghdad776/
Mackdad774/
Mokddad773/
Mokkdad771/
Mokdaid771/
Megddad771/
Mikkdad771/
Mogdad671,526/
Miqdad671,371/
Migdad67472/
Maqdad67317/
Magdad67140/
Moqdad6740/
Mikdat6732/
Micdad677/
Mokdat673/
Makdat671/

Mekdad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekdad in the Hindi language
मेकदादmekadada-

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