Meknar Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Meknar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meknar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Meknar (9) may also be a first name.

Meknar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meknar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻨﺎﺭ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meknar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meknar is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Meknar are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 9 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is mostly found in: Alborz Province, where 50 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meknare925/
Mecnar834/
Miknar831/
Mokhnar77196/
Makhnar771/
MacKnair7157/
Maknahar712/
Makhnaar711/
Micknair711/
Macnar67116/
Mocnar6711/
Maknor675/
Mecnarová675/
Mecnarova671/
Maknoor6277/
MacNear6275/
Makneyr624/
Makneir621/
Micnair621/
Mocnár502/
Macnor502/

Meknar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meknar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻜﻨﺎﺭmknar-

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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 Meknar
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