Mekia Surname

49,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,3031:9,4681,434
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mekia (774) may also be a first name.

Mekia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekia occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,170th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 695,908 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekia are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 295,011th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 774 people.

The surname Mekia is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,303 people, or 1 in 9,468. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Mekia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mekia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mekia last name grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mekia Last Name Statistics demography

Mekia earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekhia9126/
Mekiah9110/
Mekiňa919/
Mekkia913/
Mekija911/
Mekiha911/
Moekia911/
Maekia911/
Mekjia911/
Meakia911/
Mekiay911/
Meekia911/
Meskhia83977/
Mekkiat83239/
Mekuiya832/
Meekias831/
Meshkia831/
Meekiat831/
Makia802,617/
Mekya802,430/
Mokia80502/
Mikia80334/
Mekio8070/
Mekja801/
Metkiaei771/
Makiah73812/
Muikia73493/
Mecija73361/
Makija73298/
Mechia73250/
Makiha73117/
Makhia7360/
Mokiha7335/
Mequia7326/
Maikia7323/
Makkia7322/
Mekyňa7316/
Mizkia7315/
Mikiah7313/
Mekhya738/
Makiay737/
Mikhia735/
Meekya734/
Makiea733/
Majkia733/
Mokhia732/
Mokija732/
Mikiap732/
Mokiah732/
Mhakia731/
Mickia731/
Mhikia731/
Mikija731/
Mmakia731/
Meskio731/
Mackia731/
Magkia731/
Mikkia731/
Meskya731/
Mesqia731/
Mekkea731/
Meçkja731/
Makhija6715,589/
Mecchia671,185/
Mezquia67423/
Meekyaa6787/
Mesquia6750/
Miskias6749/
Makajia6726/
Maikiae6722/
Maikiay6717/
Makkiah6716/
Makaiya679/
Mikaiya678/
Makojia675/
Mokhija674/
Mikiayi674/
Makoiya673/
Makhiaj672/
Mahakia672/
Mekajio672/
Meskhya672/
Makijaa671/
Mokaiya671/
Meekios671/
Mikeiya671/
Mikhija671/
Makieah671/
Meiquia671/
Mahkiah671/
Meechia671/
Muikiah671/
M'Ikiaa671/
Mechiha671/
Mequias671/
Mekeuya671/
Mmechia671/
Mokkiah671/
Makuiya671/
Makuhia671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mekia
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