Mekham Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Mekham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India851:9,024,299181,432
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mekham (44) may also be a first name.

Mekham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekham (Hindi: मेखम, Marathi: मेखाम, Tibetan: མེ་ཁམས) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mekham is the 1,882,912th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mekham reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 44 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 9,024,299. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Manipur, where 87 percent are found, Telangana, where 8 percent are found and Gujarat, where 4 percent are found. Besides India Mekham is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Mekham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mekham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mekham last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meekham92185/
Mekkham92136/
Meikham921/
Meckham920/
Mekam912,545/
Mecham835,093/
Mikham831,931/
Makham831,556/
Mekame83366/
Mokham83364/
Meekam8375/
Meukam8374/
Meikam8335/
Mekkam8334/
Mehkam8315/
Miekam8310/
Mmekam839/
Mykham837/
Mehham835/
Mejham832/
Mekaum832/
Mekaam831/
Mekaim831/
Meckam830/
Meacham7710,405/
Meecham77959/
Maikham77441/
Muikham77344/
Makkham77230/
Mokkham7760/
Maakham7726/
Mikkham7719/
Metcham7715/
Miskham779/
Makaham777/
MacKham775/
Meddkam774/
Makhaim774/
Moikham774/
Mequham773/
Meekhom773/
Meackam772/
Mechame772/
Mickham771/
Meajham771/
Mechham771/
Meicham771/
Mokaham771/
Mechaum771/
Messkam771/
Mekhoum771/
Moykham771/
Mikhamd771/
Midkham771/
Meucham770/
Mecheam770/
Makam739,266/
Mokam734,139/
Mikam73699/
Mekom73272/
Mykam7312/
Mejam7310/
Mecam739/
Meqam731/
Mékam731/
Mahakham71359/
Meacheam7195/
MacKaham711/
Meachham711/
Meatcham711/
Moizkham711/
Mecheame711/
Meechham711/
Metchame711/
D'Mecham711/
Meachame710/
Mahkam672,999/
Mescam67387/
Mhakam67281/
Micham67226/
Maakam67195/
Makkam67117/
Mijham6773/
Mokhom6768/
MacKam6760/
Mickam6756/
Meacom6750/
Maikam6748/
Maqham6742/
Mohkam6731/
Mekome6729/
Makhom6726/
Mikhom6720/
Muikam6716/
Mikkam6715/
Mechom6713/
Mekoum6710/
Mojham678/
Majham678/
Makohm678/
Mokkam677/
Makaum677/
Maykam676/
Midkam675/
Moikam674/
Makaam674/
Mmakam674/
Makahm674/
Makcam673/
Mokaim672/
Mecahm672/
Mikaim672/
Mhakom672/
Mekeum672/
Magkam671/
Makamm671/
Maqeam671/
Makaim671/
Meeqam671/
Meukom671/
Mißkam671/
Meekom671/
Meejam671/
Metcam670/

Mekham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekham in the Tibetan language
མེ་ཁམསmékham-
Mekham in the Hindi language
मेखमmekhama-
Mekham in the Marathi language
मेखामmekhama-

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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 Mekham
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