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Where Does The Last Name Meknes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meknes (Arabic: مكناس, Marathi: मॅकनेस, Russian: Мекнес) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Meknès or Méknes. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meknes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Meknes is the 253,937^th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,683,513 people. Meknes occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Meknes reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 88 percent reside in Mahgreb. Meknes is also the 2,446,817^th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,193 people, or 1 in 28,899. Outside of Morocco it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 12 percent reside and Lebanon, where 9 percent reside.

Meknes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Meknes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meknes surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meknes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Meknes surname is principally Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.