Mekes Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mekes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3501:48,2498,255
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mekes (539) may also be a first name.

Mekes Last Name Facts

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

Mekes (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﺲ, Hindi: मेकेश) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mekes.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 645,032nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Mekes are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 363,109th most common first name globally, borne by 539 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 48,249. In The Netherlands Mekes is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 51 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and Utrecht, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 8 percent reside and Slovakia, where 4 percent reside.

Mekes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mekes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mekes last name rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mekes Last Name Statistics demography

Mekes earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meckes911,689/
Meekes91409/
Mekkes91359/
Meakes91323/
Mekies9185/
Mekese9127/
Mekesh9113/
Mekess912/
Mehkes911/
Moekes911/
Megkes911/
Metkes911/
Moeckes83154/
Meikies8354/
Mekedse8349/
Miekies8315/
Meszkes8314/
Meckies8310/
Metkees839/
Mekhies834/
Mekiess834/
Mekesse832/
Medkess831/
Meekesh831/
Meekies831/
Miekehs831/
Meitkes831/
Mekhesh831/
Mekeshe831/
Mekheis831/
Metkess831/
Maekees830/
Mikes802,838/
Mekis80425/
Makes80322/
Mekeç80146/
Mokes8071/
Meces8039/
Mykes8027/
Mekez807/
Mekys804/
Mekesová7710/
Mekesova776/
Meetkees771/
Mekhiess771/
Meekeesh771/
Makesh731,072/
Mikeas73733/
Mackes73586/
Mikesh73563/
Meekis73409/
Makkes73145/
Makies73119/
Mekish73102/
Meškys7396/
Mekais7392/
Mykesh7384/
Mickes7374/
Meches7371/
Mikesz7362/
Meikis7340/
Mikese7328/
Mykets7327/
Meskys7324/
Mekhis7324/
Makhes7319/
Meques7317/
Mijkes7314/
Maikes7312/
Mokesh7311/
Mikies7311/
Mekios739/
Metkis739/
Makees736/
Mykies735/
Mikeus735/
Mockes735/
Mikess735/
Mitkes734/
Mike's733/
Maykes733/
Miekis732/
Mikkes732/
Moqees732/
Makeus731/
Mikets731/
Moekis731/
Mokkes731/
Makesz731/
Meaces731/
Mikehs731/
Mekisz731/
Mykese731/
Makeis731/
Meices731/
Magkes730/
Mekeshova7125/
Moeckesch7110/
Mekeszová711/
Mitkees671,196/
Mikesch67259/
Mokesch67238/
Mickeas67157/
Meeches67127/
Maeques6777/
Mekhise6772/
Meshkis6769/
Miekisz6747/
Meiches6744/
Mequies6742/
Mickesh6738/
Mitckes6716/
Makesch6714/
Makhesh6711/
Mickeus679/
Mökesch678/
MacKies676/
Meakisz675/
Mickets675/
Moqeesh674/
Mickeys674/
Mekaise672/
Mekeche672/
Mekisch672/
Meszkis672/
Maikese672/
Mekhiss672/
Meshkys672/
Mickies671/
Meckuis671/
Meekios671/
Mikeesh671/
Moekisz671/
Makhies671/
Mekkais671/
Mekishs671/
Micckes671/
Maikess671/
Meechis671/
Mekidse671/
Maikies671/
Makkies671/
Mecehes671/
Mockees671/
Makeesh671/
Miekish670/
Miskesh670/
Mesques670/
Meaques670/
Meckish670/

Mekes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekes in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻜﺲmks-
Mekes in the Hindi language
मेकेशmekesa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mekes
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