Meken Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Meken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Kazakhstan791:223,82920,268
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Meken (507) may also be a first name.

Meken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meken (Marathi: मेकेन, Oriya: େମେକନ, Russian: Мекен) is most common in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 870,423rd most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Meken are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Meken is also the 375,944th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 507 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,149,993. In Indonesia Meken is primarily found in: Bali, where 58 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 33 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 9 percent live. Not including Indonesia it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Meken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Meken last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Meken earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeken91260/
Meiken91116/
Mekken91110/
Meeken9178/
Meuken9165/
Mecken9123/
Mekien9114/
Meaken913/
Medken912/
Mekeen911/
Mekuen911/
Mekend911/
Maeken910/
Mieken910/
Mekn8915/
Meckien8339/
Mettken8333/
Mekienė8314/
Mescken8312/
Meszken836/
Mehkent834/
Mekenne833/
Mehkeng832/
Meekaen832/
Meikuen831/
Meisken831/
Moecken831/
Mezkeng831/
Mekemne831/
Meijken831/
Meecken831/
Meekene830/
Maken802,285/
Mekin801,847/
Moken80531/
Miken8079/
Myken8038/
Mecen8033/
Mäken8023/
Mekyn807/
Meekn802/
Mekng801/
Mekenova7764/
Mekengue776/
Mekengne773/
Mehekeng772/
Meschken771/
Meijkene771/
Makeen7310,237/
Meakin737,158/
MacKen734,268/
Mekina731,877/
Meekin73980/
Myoken73523/
Mechen73504/
Makken73240/
Mahken73171/
Micken73158/
Mocken73142/
Maiken73139/
Mekinc7371/
Mäcken7369/
Meckin7351/
Makaen7351/
Mikaen7348/
Mikoen7345/
Mokken7344/
Maekin7342/
Makien7335/
Miekin7335/
Mekyna7326/
Moekin7326/
Makuen7321/
Meškin7317/
Meykin7313/
Mokaen7310/
Meskyn7310/
Mokoen739/
Metkyn739/
Mykhen737/
Majken736/
Mecoen736/
Mizken736/
Mehcen735/
Mokeen734/
Maqeen734/
Mekkin733/
Mekion732/
Mikuen732/
Mokien732/
Mejcen732/
Medkin732/
Mikien732/
Moiken732/
Meskne732/
Meikin732/
Maaken731/
Mijken731/
Moyken731/
Myqeen731/
Mohken731/
Meacen731/
Mikeen731/
Mayken731/
Mokuen731/
Mokenn731/
Mékeng731/
Mhiken731/
Mehkin731/
Mykene731/
Meekem731/
Meecin731/
Mhaken731/
Mecuen730/
Muiken730/
Mekinn730/
MacKeen671,528/
Meachen67674/
Maikaen67120/
Meechin6784/
Meaking6783/
Meichen6748/
Mikienė6748/
Muysken6745/
MacKenn6744/
Meiskin6732/
Mechkin6731/
Mekkina6728/
Makn6728/
Maqueen6720/
Maacken6716/
Meechen6714/
Mekkink6711/
Mahaken678/
Maikene677/
Misqeen677/
Meykina675/
Moqueen675/
Messkin675/
Mackien674/
Mecn674/
Mickenn673/
Mequeen673/
Mikn672/
Mickeen672/
Meekinn672/
Meakinn672/
MacQeen672/
Maykene672/
Maikeng672/
Maykeen671/
MacKuen671/
Mickemn671/
Mequien671/
Muikuen671/
Myqueen671/
Meychen671/
Moikend671/
Mekindt671/
Mesqeen671/
Makkeen671/
Messkem671/
Mechkyn671/
Mjkn671/
Meqn671/
Makkaen671/
Maaiken671/
Mehking670/
Mecheen670/
Meickin670/

Meken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meken in the Oriya language
େମେକନemekana-
Meken in the Marathi language
मेकेनmekena-
Meken in the Russian language
Мекенmeken-

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