Mekiah Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Mekiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Mekiah (67) may also be a first name.
Mekiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekiah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mekiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekiah? popularity and diffusion
Mekiah is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mekiah are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mekiah is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 67 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Mekiah is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 63 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Mekiah exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekia | 91 | 10,472 | / |
| Makiah | 83 | 812 | / |
| Mekhia | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mikiah | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mekiňa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mekkia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mokiah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mekija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekiha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moekia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maekia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekjia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meakia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekiay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meekia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meskhia | 77 | 977 | / |
| Mekkiat | 77 | 239 | / |
| Makkiah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mekuiya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meekiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muikiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokkiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meekias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makieah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahkiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meshkia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makia | 73 | 2,617 | / |
| Mekya | 73 | 2,430 | / |
| Mokia | 73 | 502 | / |
| Mikia | 73 | 334 | / |
| Mekio | 73 | 70 | / |
| Mekja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Metkiaei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makayiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muikia | 67 | 493 | / |
| Mecija | 67 | 361 | / |
| Makija | 67 | 298 | / |
| Mechia | 67 | 250 | / |
| Makyah | 67 | 166 | / |
| Makiha | 67 | 117 | / |
| Makhia | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mokiha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mequia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Maikia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Makkia | 67 | 22 | / |
| Makiho | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mekyňa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mizkia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mekhya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Makioh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Makiay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mikhia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meekya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mikiho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Majkia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Makiea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mekeho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mikiap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokhia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mikeah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mickia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhakia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhikia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmakia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mykeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magkia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikkia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meskio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meçkja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesqia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meskya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekheo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mekiah
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