Mekh Surname

161,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Mekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,3061:34,8575,064
Russia6741:213,83223,306
Cambodia2611:59,3381,949
Belarus2171:43,7847,494
Iran1711:449,02127,694
India331:23,244,406321,547
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mekh (503) may also be a first name.

Mekh Last Name Facts

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

Mekh (Georgian: მეხ, Hindi: मेख, Marathi: मेख, Oriya: େମଖ, Russian: Мех, Tibetan: མེགས་) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,852nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,710,132 people. The surname Mekh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Mekh reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 377,962nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 503 people.

Mekh is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,306 people, or 1 in 34,857. In Ukraine Mekh is most common in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 21 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 16 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Excluding Ukraine Mekh is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent live and Cambodia, where 10 percent live.

Mekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mekh last name are 19.3% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.07% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekhe89272/
Meukh8914/
Meakh896/
Meekh895/
Megkh891/
Mek868,694/
Meksch8024/
Metkhe807/
Meekeh801/
Meizkh801/
Mekkhe801/
Mechkh801/
Mech7536,998/
Meek7532,340/
Meke7512,709/
Meak759,588/
Meck755,081/
Megh752,250/
Mikh75871/
Mykh75796/
Meik75640/
Mekk75462/
Miek75116/
Meyk7582/
Mhek7552/
Mõek7512/
Meuk7511/
Mehk756/
Megk754/
Mejk754/
Mehx752/
Mekc751/
Mgek751/
Mehq751/
Mehg751/
Mekhova73682/
Meshkhe73140/
Meche674,830/
Meech672,316/
Mecke672,250/
Metch671,020/
Miech67940/
Mmeke67625/
Meigh67615/
Meach67563/
Meeke67510/
Meike67498/
Meyke67400/
Mekke67159/
Mieck67121/
Meake6779/
Mesck6778/
Meich6770/
Meksz6769/
Meagh6757/
Meick6742/
Mechs6742/
Mehyk6728/
Meack6722/
'Meke6722/
Mheke6719/
Maykh6717/
Meuch6715/
Mesgh6715/
Meejh6714/
Meygh6713/
Mehks6712/
Mikhe679/
Maikh677/
Meegh677/
Meijk677/
Mekks676/
Mekšs675/
Meekx674/
Myksh674/
Mesks673/
Meuck673/
Mhesk672/
Mehhs672/
Mechq672/
Mecch671/
Meckt671/
Meeck671/
Meehk671/
Mehck671/
Mehec671/
Metks671/
Metkz671/
Meych671/
Messk671/
Hmech671/
Mecht671/
Mezők671/
Mikhh671/
Miegh671/
Mejjh671/
Megke671/
Mesĺk671/
Mjkch671/
Meckk671/
Meshc671/
Mechd671/
Meask671/
Moikh671/
Mecth671/
Meyhg671/
Hmykh671/
Meisk670/
Meugh670/
Mettk670/
Meitk670/

Mekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekh in the Georgian language
მეხmekh-
Mekh in the Marathi language
मेखmekha-
Mekh in the Hindi language
मेखmekha96.3
मेख्mekh3.7
Mekh in the Oriya language
େମଖemakha66.67
େମଖ୍emakh33.33
Mekh in the Tibetan language
མེགས་mek33.33
མེག་mek33.33
མེཁ་mekha33.33
Mekh in the Russian language
Мехmeh-

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