Meklesh Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Meklesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meklesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2331:195,37626,488
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Meklesh Last Name Facts

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

Meklesh (Russian: Меклеш) is most common in Ukraine. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meklesh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 973,426th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meklesh are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 195,376. In Ukraine Meklesh is most numerous in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 81 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 4 percent are found and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent are found.

Meklesh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meklesh last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Meklesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meklesh in the Russian language
Меклешmekles-

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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
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  • 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 Meklesh
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