Mekke Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Mekke Surname User-submission:

Means 'Mecca' in Turkish.

Mekke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
India61:127,844,230863,365
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Mekkè (1) are calculated separately.

Mekke (774) may also be a first name.

Mekke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'Mecca' in Turkish.

- elitefoxftw

Mekke Last Name Facts

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

Mekke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻪ, Russian: Мекке) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Mekkè. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Mekke live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Mekke is also the 295,011th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 774 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 34 percent are found, North Holland, where 28 percent are found and North Brabant, where 21 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands Mekke exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 10 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found.

Mekke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mekke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mekke last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekkè931/
Mekkes91359/
Mekked9139/
Mekkey9128/
Mekkie912/
Mekkhe911/
Mekkea911/
Mekket911/
Meke8912,709/
Mekk89462/
Maekkhe831/
Mekkhet831/
Mekki8074,028/
Mekky8012,030/
Mecke802,250/
Makke801,282/
Mekeu80779/
Maeke80711/
Mekka80684/
Mmeke80625/
Mieke80515/
Meeke80510/
Meike80498/
Moeke80424/
Meyke80400/
Mekie80284/
Mekhe80272/
Mekei80250/
Mekey80218/
Mikke80179/
Mekeç80146/
Meake8079/
Mekea8069/
Mekee8049/
Mokke8027/
Mekeh8023/
'Meke8022/
Mheke8019/
Meuke8013/
Mekez807/
Mekks806/
Mekkí803/
Mekce802/
Mejke801/
Mekká801/
Mekký801/
Megke801/
Meckk801/
Mgeke801/
Mek758,694/
Mettke73738/
Meekes73409/
Meakes73323/
Mekkit73294/
Meikeu73222/
Metker73171/
Moecke73156/
Mezker73117/
Miekka73102/
Makkey7390/
Meekie7376/
Meicke7372/
Miecke7366/
Makkie7346/
Makkee7345/
Meckey7339/
Meukeu7338/
Mheske7334/
Meekey7334/
Maecke7333/
Meikei7329/
Medcke7324/
Maikke7315/
Me'eke7313/
Mekeuh7311/
Medtke7311/
Meckie7310/
Mehske7310/
Mekheu7310/
Mekkha7310/
Metkhe737/
Mmaeke737/
Mikkie735/
Medker735/
Mekkai735/
Meycke735/
Mekkij735/
Meeket735/
Mekieh734/
Meikie734/
Meakie734/
Mokkeh734/
Meikky734/
Makkei733/
Metcke733/
Meikep733/
Moekie732/
Meucke732/
Meedke732/
Mechke732/
Makkeh732/
Maekee732/
Miekey732/
Mekhee732/
Meckeu732/
Miekie731/
Mekkaa731/
Meakka731/
Meccke731/
Mehkes731/
Mekkiy731/
Mekkoy731/
Meskep731/
Mhakke731/
Mekeer731/
Meekee731/
Meikeh731/
Mehker731/
Meakea731/
Mekkki731/
Meakee731/
Meekeh731/
Maekhe731/
Miekeh731/
Miekeu731/
Mokkee731/
Meitke731/
Mekhet731/
Mekhie731/
Mehkeh731/
Mehkei731/
Mehkey731/
Megkes731/
Meszke731/
Metkey731/
Mokkie731/
Mekkii731/
Metkes731/
Meecke730/
Meikee730/
Mike6764,036/
Meka6752,415/
Meek6732,340/
Moke6719,238/
Meki6716,441/
Meak679,588/
Meky676,760/
Make676,190/
Mece675,633/
Meck675,081/
Mekh672,689/
Mikk67770/
Meik67640/
Myke67447/
Meex67398/
Meykher67368/
Meshkhe67140/
Miek67116/
Meyk6782/
Mäke6764/
Meikher6762/
Meqe6753/
Mhek6752/
Möke6739/
Makkieh6737/
Meeg6731/
Mäkk6728/
Meszkes6714/
Mõek6712/
Mykk6712/
Meuk6711/
Meec679/
Meký679/
Metkees679/
Meká678/
Metdker677/
Meicker677/
Mahakke676/
Mehk676/
Meahker676/
Mekchey676/
Megk674/
Mejk674/
Meeskee673/
Messker672/
Mekková672/
Mecketh672/
Meesker672/
Maykker672/
Mekheed672/
Makkheu671/
Meakerr671/
Measker671/
Measkey671/
Medkess671/
Medtker671/
Meekerr671/
Mehskey671/
Meithke671/
Mekc671/
Meshhke671/
Mgek671/
Moeckey671/
Measkeh671/
Meakeih671/
Mechker671/
Mekkais671/
Mahieke671/
Meakeuh671/
Mikkeit671/
Meitkes671/
Mekkova671/
Mehekeu671/
Meskheh671/
Mekkaya671/
Makkeey671/
Methcke671/
Mekkaia671/
Mekkaid671/
Mekheis671/
Mekheit671/
Meheker671/
Mekj671/
Mekkauy671/
Methker671/
Metkess671/
Meecker670/
Meacker670/
Meiskee670/
Meekeey670/
Meagker670/
Meisker670/
Meisske670/
Metcker670/

Mekke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻜﻪmkh-
Mekke in the Russian language
Меккеmekke-

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