Mekins Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Mekins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England171:3,277,533109,658
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Mekins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekins is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,755,741st most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Mekins is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Mekins are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 79 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and California, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Mekins exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Wales, where 7 percent live.

Mekins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mekins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mekins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mekins surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mekins surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Mekins earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $52,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meekins925,163/
Meakins921,585/
Meikins927/
Meckins922/
Mekinse921/
Miekins921/
Megkins921/
Meskins920/
Meeckins863/
Meadkins860/
Makins831,110/
Mykins83190/
Mekens835/
Mekinz834/
Mokins832/
Meekns831/
Mikins831/
Mackins77719/
Meykens77329/
Meukens77234/
Mickins77104/
Meakens7733/
Miskins7719/
Meckens7713/
Migkins779/
Maykins777/
Meekens775/
Midkins772/
Mockins772/
Miekens771/
Mekinze771/
Mekense771/
Makkins771/
Miškins771/
Maikins770/
Meekims770/
Mechins770/
Meikens770/
Makns737/
Mokns732/
Micns731/
Mikns731/
Moeykens71304/
Meijkens712/
Meskinze711/
Meyckens711/
Meechins711/
Makens67174/
Mikens6746/
Micens674/
Mekenz671/
Micins671/
MacKns671/
Meicnz670/
Mykens670/

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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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  • 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 Mekins
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