Mekiri Surname
Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname
Mekiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 873 | 1:44,251 | 7,788 |
| India | 177 | 1:4,333,703 | 114,361 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mékiri (1) are calculated separately.
Mekiri (43) may also be a first name.
Mekiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekiri (Oriya: େମକିରି) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Mékiri. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mekiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mekiri is the 339,783rd most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,735,255 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Mekiri live; 81 percent live in North Africa and 81 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 43 people.
The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 873 people, or 1 in 44,251. In Algeria Mekiri is most prevalent in: Boumerdès Province, where 66 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 33 percent are found and Tipasa Province, where 0 percent are found. Not including Algeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekiri in the Oriya language | ||
| େମକିରି | emakiri | - |
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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 Mekiri
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