Meken Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Meken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 115 | 1:1,149,993 | 82,063 |
| Kazakhstan | 79 | 1:223,829 | 20,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 15 | 1:398,177 | 32,433 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Meken (507) may also be a first name.
Meken Demographics
Average Meken Salary in
United States
$55,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meken (Marathi: मेकेन, Oriya: େମେକନ, Russian: Мекен) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 870,423rd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 375,944th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 507 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,149,993. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Bali, where 58 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 33 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 9 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Meken exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
Meken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Meken last name is chiefly 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
Meken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meken in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେକନ | emekana | - |
| Meken in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकेन | mekena | - |
| Meken in the Russian language | ||
| Мекен | meken | - |
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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
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- 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 Meken
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