Mekides Surname

22,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mekides Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekides Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia24,1471:4,040656
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mekides (1,760) may also be a first name.

Mekides Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekides occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mekides.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekides? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mekides is the 22,500th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 301,787 people. Mekides is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekides live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mekides is also the 182,508th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 1,760 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 24,147 people, or 1 in 4,040. Aside from Ethiopia Mekides occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekidese9325/
Mekidesh933/
Mekhides932/
Mekidess931/
Mekedes8614,494/
Mokides868/
Mikides862/
Mekedese802,737/
Mikkides8040/
Makkides8013/
Mekidech8011/
Mekeddes801/
Mekedess801/
Mezquides755/
Meichides751/
Makidis7129/
Mikedes7122/
Mecedes7113/
Mekedis713/
Mokedes713/
Mekeideche712/
Mikidis711/
Mekkideche711/
Mekkidiche711/
Mokeddes67314/
Mitkidis67115/
Mokkedes675/
Mekeadis673/
Maquides671/
Mekedech671/
Mekeddis671/
Mikidech671/
Migkidis671/
Mechedes671/

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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 Mekides
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