Mekdes Surname

11,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mekdes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekdes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia47,9721:2,033361
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mekdes (25,601) may also be a first name.

Mekdes Last Name Facts

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

Mekdes occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekdes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,703rd most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 151,878 people. The last name Mekdes occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekdes are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mekdes is also the 31,415th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 25,601 people.

Mekdes is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 47,972 people, or 1 in 2,033. Not including Ethiopia Mekdes is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.

Mekdes Last Name Statistics demography

Mekdes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekdese922,255/
Mekdess9236/
Mekdesse862/
Mokdes8345/
Makdes834/
Mekdis831/
Mikdes831/
Meegdes77249/
Mokddes774/
Makdess771/
Meghdies716/
Mekdeche712/
Mekkdech711/
Makdis6736/
Magdes674/
Mecdis673/
Moqdes671/
Mekddiche671/
Maqdes671/
Mocdes671/
Megdis671/
Mokdis671/
Magdeus624/
Makdish623/
Moqudes621/
Megdiche57204/
Megdeche575/
Magdhesh572/
Moquddes571/
Maqdis50136/
Magdis5042/
Mogdis5036/
Migdis5025/
Magdez501/

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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 Mekdes
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