Meke Surname
Approximately 12,709 people bear this surname
Meke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,790 | 1:4,517 | 628 |
| Cameroon | 2,952 | 1:7,036 | 870 |
| DR Congo | 992 | 1:74,475 | 8,688 |
| Zimbabwe | 968 | 1:15,949 | 2,296 |
| Turkey | 757 | 1:102,802 | 8,910 |
| South Africa | 575 | 1:94,222 | 11,515 |
| Indonesia | 482 | 1:274,376 | 24,745 |
| Solomon Islands | 408 | 1:1,422 | 79 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 330 | 1:24,708 | 2,731 |
| Nigeria | 254 | 1:697,412 | 32,206 |
| Ivory Coast | 151 | 1:152,790 | 7,105 |
| Uganda | 121 | 1:322,639 | 21,815 |
| Benin | 105 | 1:98,434 | 11,231 |
| India | 90 | 1:8,522,949 | 175,347 |
| Slovenia | 87 | 1:28,594 | 5,906 |
| Mauritania | 55 | 1:74,452 | 5,004 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Meke (3,125) may also be a first name.
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Meke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻪ, Hindi: मेके, Marathi: मेके, Oriya: େମେକ, Russian: Меке) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,155th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 573,416 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Meke live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Meke is also the 128,833rd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 3,125 people.
The surname Meke is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 3,790 people, or 1 in 4,517. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Meke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meke last name decreased 10 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meke last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Meke earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 40.02% less than the national average, earning R 142,524 per year and in United States they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning $32,886 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻜﻪ | mkh | - |
| Meke in the Hindi language | ||
| मेके | meke | - |
| Meke in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେକ | emeka | - |
| Meke in the Marathi language | ||
| मेके | meke | - |
| Meke in the Russian language | ||
| Меке | meke | - |
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Meke Reference & Research
Meek DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Meek FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Meke
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis