Mekiso Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mekiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Mekiso (2,667) may also be a first name.

Mekiso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekiso is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mekiso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekiso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Mekiso is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mekiso reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,985th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 2,667 people.

It is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 78 percent reside, Maseru District, where 17 percent reside and Quthing District, where 6 percent reside. Not including Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and Greece, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maekiso92201/
'Mekiso926/
Mekisso923/
Miekiso921/
Meekiso921/
Meekisho8663/
Maekisho861/
Makiso8395/
Mekeso8310/
Mokiso834/
Mikiso832/
Mekizo831/
Mekuso831/
Mokaiso7796/
Makisio7795/
Maekisa7763/
Maekeso7762/
Mequiso7715/
Maikiso7715/
Makisho7712/
Makisso779/
Mekissa773/
Moekisa772/
Makeiso772/
Mekisha772/
Meekuso771/
Mokhiso771/
Mahkiso771/
Makoiso771/
Maykiso771/
Makaiso771/
'Mikiso771/
Mechisso7115/
Maikisso718/
Makhisoh714/
Meketsop711/
Mekeisha711/
Mekhissa711/
Meekisha711/
Makkaiso711/
Makisa67694/
Makeso67267/
Mikisa67200/
Mokisa6751/
Mekusa6749/
Mekesa6734/
Makuso6719/
Mekysa6713/
Makizo679/
Mikeso676/
Mykisa674/
Meceso673/
Mikizo672/
Mekuidjou671/
Mekhessou671/
Makuissuo671/
Mikuso671/
Meqico671/
Makuissou671/
Mokeso671/
Mekija671/

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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 Mekiso
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