Mekis Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Mekis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Turkey711:1,096,07648,094
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Austria451:189,23224,045
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Chile261:677,55715,745
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
France131:5,109,440259,941
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Mekiš (195) & Mekíš (1) are calculated separately.

Mekis (54) may also be a first name.

Mekis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekis (Marathi: मेकीस, Russian: Мекис) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mekiš or Mekíš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 694,796th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Mekis live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 54 people.

The last name Mekis is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 3,097,940. In The United States Mekis is most frequent in: California, where 32 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 17 percent reside and Hungary, where 13 percent reside.

Mekis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mekis surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Mekis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning $29,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.65% more than the national average, earning $62,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekiš93195/
Meekis91409/
Mekish91102/
Mekais9192/
Mekies9185/
Meikis9140/
Mekhis9124/
Mekios919/
Metkis919/
Miekis912/
Moekis911/
Mekisz911/
Mekíš871/
Mekhise8372/
Meshkis8369/
Meikies8354/
Miekisz8347/
Miekies8315/
Meckies8310/
Meakisz835/
Mekhies834/
Mekiess834/
Mekaise832/
Mekisch832/
Meszkis832/
Mekhiss832/
Meckuis831/
Meekies831/
Meekios831/
Moekisz831/
Mekkais831/
Mekishs831/
Mekheis831/
Mekidse831/
Miekish830/
Meckish830/
Makis802,523/
Mekes80470/
Mokis80124/
Mikis8045/
Mecis8027/
Mekiç8013/
Mekys804/
Mykis801/
Miekisch7737/
Mekisova771/
Mekisová771/
Meschkis771/
Mekoisse771/
Mekhiess771/
Meckes731,689/
Meekes73409/
Mekkes73359/
Meakes73323/
Mechis73132/
Makies73119/
Mikisz73102/
Makish73100/
Meškys7396/
Mikish7384/
Maikis7357/
Makais7339/
Maykis7333/
Makhis7327/
Mekese7327/
Meskys7324/
Mickis7324/
Makois7315/
Mekesh7313/
Mekich7313/
Mikies7311/
Mokish739/
MacKis738/
Mikiss736/
Mykies735/
Mokais734/
Mequis734/
Mekaiz733/
Mekess732/
Makkis732/
Mykish731/
Maakis731/
Meacis731/
Mehkes731/
Makuis731/
Mešķis731/
Miokis731/
Mikais731/
Mikios731/
Mokhis731/
Moekes731/
Megkes731/
Makeis731/
Meices731/
Metkes731/
Mekishova718/
Makaish67558/
Moeckes67154/
Mikisch6794/
Mikaits6778/
Mickish6773/
Makhish6758/
Maikish6753/
Mekedse6749/
Meiches6744/
Mequies6742/
Maykish6742/
Midkiss6727/
Mitkish6727/
Mequish6725/
Mickisz6722/
Meszkes6714/
Mishkis6710/
Metkees679/
Mhikise677/
Myshkis676/
MacKies676/
Mychkis676/
Micheis674/
MacKish673/
Mecaise673/
Miqueis673/
Mekhich672/
Moqheis672/
Mekesse672/
Meshkys672/
Mickies671/
Makisch671/
Makkish671/
Medkess671/
Medkich671/
Meekesh671/
Mikhish671/
Mickios671/
Meuquis671/
Maequis671/
Mahakis671/
Maikiss671/
Makkais671/
Meechis671/
Mikkish671/
Miekehs671/
Mickihs671/
Mokisch671/
Miszkis671/
Meitkes671/
Mekhesh671/
Mykaits671/
Mykisch671/
Mekeshe671/
Maikies671/
Makkies671/
Mokaish671/
Metkess671/
Mackais671/
Mequist670/
Maekees670/

Mekis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekis in the Marathi language
मेकीसmekisa-
Mekis in the Russian language
Мекисmekis-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mekis
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