Meket Surname

158,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Meket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Meket (31) may also be a first name.

Meket Last Name Facts

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

Meket is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meket click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meket? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 158,650th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,648,091 people. Meket occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meket live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meket is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 31 people.

The surname Meket is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Not including Ethiopia Meket is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Meket Last Name Statistics demography

Meket earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 167.68% more than the national average, earning $115,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekete9118,239/
Meeket915/
Moeket912/
Mekhet911/
Mekiet911/
Mekket911/
Mekett910/
Mhekete836/
Mecketh832/
Mekkhet831/
Mekheit831/
Moket804,179/
Mekit801,460/
Maket80492/
Miket8064/
Meked8014/
Myket805/
Mecet801/
Mekchett7710/
Measketh774/
Meschket771/
Meketova771/
Maketh738,041/
Mekhed731,163/
Mocket73923/
Maqeet73425/
Mechet73306/
Mekkit73294/
MacKet73136/
Maiket7398/
Micket7374/
Mequet7370/
Moqeet7359/
Makhet7356/
Mezkit7351/
Makiet7343/
Mekked7339/
Mikete7337/
Moiket7334/
Makket7329/
Mykets7327/
Mayket7318/
Mekitt7313/
Mikhet7312/
Makeit7310/
Meekit736/
Makeet735/
Moekit733/
Mekyte732/
Mokeet732/
Mikeit732/
Makeut732/
Mikiet732/
Mikets731/
Mikket731/
Maekit731/
Mokhet731/
Mekait731/
Mekhit731/
Mekite731/
Mykhet731/
Makett730/
Metckette711/
Mockett67925/
MacKett67546/
Mickett6757/
Moqueet6756/
Moqeeth6721/
MacKiet6711/
Meskyte679/
Makieth677/
Maqeeth675/
Mickets675/
Meechit675/
Mokheet674/
Measkit674/
Mechett674/
Mikette674/
Meskite674/
Mahaket674/
Mekaite673/
Mokhiet673/
Maqueet672/
Maikete672/
Mekheed672/
Makeeth671/
Makeett671/
MacKeyt671/
Miskett671/
Mekhith671/
Mecheat671/
Maequet671/
Makheth671/
Meškytė671/
Mikkeit671/
Mekaitė671/
Metkite671/
Mikkiet671/
Mickeet671/
Mecheth671/
Mokheth671/
Missket671/
Mesquet671/
Majkeet671/
Makeith670/
Makquet670/

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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 Meket
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