Mekkaoui Surname

21,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mekkaoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekkaoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria13,6101:2,838375
Morocco11,8261:2,915243
Spain1261:371,04820,817
France781:851,573100,617
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada391:944,75971,777
England371:1,505,89364,828
Tunisia231:26,5494,038
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Mekkaoui (334) may also be a first name.

Mekkaoui Last Name Facts

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

Mekkaoui is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekkaoui? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,008th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 280,679 people. The last name Mekkaoui occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mekkaoui live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb. Mekkaoui is also the 478,963rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 334 people.

The last name Mekkaoui is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 13,610 people, or 1 in 2,838. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Tlemcen Province, where 14 percent reside, Ouargla Province, where 11 percent reside and Djelfa Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this surname is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 46 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Mekkaoui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mekkaoui surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mekkaoui earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $50,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $47,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekkaaoui941/
Mekaoui936,352/
Mekhaoui882/
Mikkaoui881/
Mekaaoui881/
Messkaoui825/
Mikaoui807/
Mékaoui801/
Miskaoui7512/
Mikaouhoi711/
Meekaoe671/
Maikaoua633/
Maikouje501/

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