Meki Surname
Approximately 16,441 people bear this surname
Meki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,439 | 1:15,149 | 2,102 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,917 | 1:3,140 | 238 |
| Malawi | 1,098 | 1:15,591 | 2,441 |
| DR Congo | 711 | 1:103,909 | 11,552 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Zambia | 491 | 1:32,281 | 3,300 |
| Papua New Guinea | 373 | 1:21,860 | 2,350 |
| Kenya | 337 | 1:137,032 | 11,196 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| South Africa | 231 | 1:234,536 | 24,186 |
| Algeria | 186 | 1:207,697 | 24,412 |
| Tanzania | 158 | 1:335,074 | 25,051 |
| Indonesia | 130 | 1:1,017,301 | 74,410 |
| Mauritania | 94 | 1:43,562 | 3,285 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Mēki (1) & Méki (1) are calculated separately.
Meki (9,879) may also be a first name.
Meki Demographics
Meki Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Meki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meki (Georgian: მეკი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻲ, Hindi: मेकी, Marathi: मेकी, Oriya: େମକି, Russian: Меки, Tibetan: མིག་སྐྱིད་) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Mēki or Méki. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meki? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,392nd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 443,254 people. The surname Meki occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Meki live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 61,744th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 9,879 people.
Meki is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,439 people, or 1 in 15,149. Excluding Ethiopia it exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.
Meki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Meki surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Meki earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 66.42% less than the national average, earning R 79,788 per year and in United States they earn 18.1% less than the national average, earning $35,338 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meki in the Georgian language | ||
| მეკი | meki | - |
| Meki in the Hindi language | ||
| मेकी | meki | 96.43 |
| मेक्ी | meki | 1.79 |
| मेकि | meki | 0.89 |
| Meki in the Oriya language | ||
| େମକି | emaki | 90.91 |
| େମକୀ | emaki | 9.09 |
| Meki in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻜﻲ | mky | 77.78 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻜﻲ | almky | 8.33 |
| ﻣﻜﻰ | mky | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻜﻰ | almky | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻚ | almk | 2.78 |
| Meki in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकी | meki | 63.79 |
| मॅकी | meki | 36.21 |
| Meki in the Tibetan language | ||
| མིག་སྐྱིད་ | mikkyi | 50 |
| མི་སྐྱིད། | mikyi | 50 |
| Meki in the Russian language | ||
| Меки | meki | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meki
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