Mekiš Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Mekiš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 119 | 1:20,905 | 4,664 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
The alternate forms: Mekis (425) & Mekíš (1) are calculated separately.
Mekiš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekiš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekiš occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Mekis or Mekíš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekiš? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,206,588th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mekiš are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Mekiš is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 20,905. In Slovenia Mekiš is primarily found in: Mura, where 46 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 19 percent live and Drava, where 13 percent live. Excluding Slovenia Mekiš is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 16 percent live and Croatia, where 14 percent live.
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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 Mekiš
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