Meko Surname

39,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Albania

Meko Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'I met Almighty God at my place of need'.

Meko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,4391:15,1492,102
South Africa2,0021:27,0623,457
Indonesia1,4551:90,8939,512
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Cameroon5521:37,6255,033
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Papua New Guinea2981:27,3613,082
Albania2611:11,1652,072
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Nigeria1991:890,16538,757
Benin821:126,04413,698
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Ivory Coast531:435,30614,482
Lesotho321:63,5178,935
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
India61:127,844,230863,365
England51:11,143,612252,590
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Djibouti41:228,733966
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Meko (7,441) may also be a first name.

Meko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'I met Almighty God at my place of need'.

- phemerald

Meko Last Name Facts

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

Meko (Georgian: მეკო, Hindi: मेको, Marathi: मेको, Oriya: େମେକା, Russian: Меко) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,998th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 555,496 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Meko reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 74,556th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,441 people.

Meko is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,439 people, or 1 in 15,149. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Meko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meko has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meko surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Meko last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10665.79% more than the national average, earning R 25,583,600 per year; in United States they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $45,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $55,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maeko892,481/
Mekou892,087/
Meško891,389/
Mekoa891,369/
Meiko891,150/
Moeko89722/
Mmeko89379/
Mieko89193/
Mekho89170/
Meeko89151/
Mekoo89134/
Mecko89126/
Meyko89120/
'Meko89105/
Mekko89103/
Mekuo8998/
Meako8990/
Meľko8975/
Mekoy8973/
Mekoh8968/
Mekoi8948/
Mehko8934/
Mgeko8910/
Meuko898/
Megko894/
Mejko892/
Mheko892/
Meçko892/
Meňko891/
Meşko891/
Meťko891/
Meshko801,894/
Mmekoa80283/
Meszko80167/
Mekhoa80104/
Meskos8097/
Megkos8050/
Meikou8050/
Meikop8041/
Mechko8034/
Mescko8028/
Megkou8022/
Meakou8016/
Mekooz8014/
Meakoi8012/
Mekoha8011/
Mekhot808/
Mekkot807/
Meekoh807/
Meekho807/
Mekhou806/
Meykeo805/
Meekoo805/
Mekhoo804/
Mekouh803/
Messko802/
Meskko802/
Miecko802/
Mekoup802/
Metkos802/
Meekot802/
Meekoi801/
Meikuo801/
Mekkoy801/
Meakoa801/
Meukoh801/
Meykop801/
Mettko801/
Meko'a801/
Mekood801/
Mekoud801/
Mehkoo801/
Mehkot801/
Meikoy801/
Meskco801/
Mejkou801/
Medkou801/
Meekoa801/
Mmekho801/
Miekou801/
Meka7552,415/
Miko7546,690/
Mako7515,752/
Moko7512,888/
Meco751,935/
Myko7576/
Meká758/
Meqo755/
Mjko751/
Meechko7360/
Meshkoy7357/
Mekkoth7339/
Mekosch7338/
Meshkoi7336/
Meshkoh7333/
Mmekoha737/
Meskoud736/
Meshkot736/
Meekhot735/
Mehesko734/
Mechkou733/
Meekhos732/
Meshkou732/
Mehkood732/
Meekoud732/
Mehedko731/
Mekkott731/
Mekhoot731/
Mekhoud731/
Mehkoha731/
Meskout731/
Messkou731/
Mekouch731/
Meekhod731/
Meekout731/
Maheiko731/
Meckoch730/
Maiko6716,372/
Mikou677,334/
Macko677,152/
Mmako674,971/
Mhako673,081/
Mekha672,283/
Makoi671,882/
Maako671,644/
Mikoś671,451/
Micko671,021/
Maeka67952/
Mocko67897/
Mayko67879/
Makoy67815/
Meaka67785/
Mekeu67779/
Mikko67762/
Makko67733/
Majko67713/
Mekka67684/
Mioko67634/
Mekah67550/
Mhiko67537/
Mokoi67535/
Mikho67526/
'Mako67505/
Mikoi67476/
Mokoo67463/
Meskó67459/
Makho67453/
Mokko67450/
Moiko67352/
Mmeka67348/
Moyko67343/
Maeco67343/
Mmoko67332/
Mykoo67291/
Mejka67278/
Meika67261/
Meyka67256/
Mheka67254/
Meeka67236/
Makoo67228/
Mecos67205/
Mokoh67202/
Mekaa67195/
Makoh67178/
Mycko67167/
Meçka67161/
Mokuo67160/
Meška67155/
Moeka67151/
Maňko67146/
Myzko67141/
Meico67140/
Makuo67119/
Mokoy67114/
Mykho67103/
Mecco6791/
Mecoy6787/
Mieka6779/
Mujko6769/
Meuka6763/
Mikod6754/
Myoko6749/
Mikuo6748/
Mojko6746/
Muiko6744/
Mhoko6743/
Miťko6741/
Mydko6741/
Mikoy6740/
Mikoh6737/
Meshkouh6735/
Megka6734/
Mikoč6730/
Mikoa6725/
Mikoo6722/
Mezco6721/
Mecot6721/
Makoň6720/
Miľko6719/
Mgeco6719/
Mehkhosh6718/
Mokho6717/
Magko6713/
Mikco6712/
Miśko6712/
'Moko6711/
Mmiko6711/
Mahko679/
Metco676/
Mexco675/
Myško675/
Meaco675/
Mihko674/
Mikoz674/
Mesqo674/
Mehka673/
Moeco673/
Mykko673/
Makco672/
Mijko672/
Meyco672/
Mecoi671/
Mecuo671/
Meeco671/
Mgeka671/
Mygko671/
Mykou671/
Hmoko671/
Meqka671/
M'Ako671/
Makoı671/
Mecou671/
Meškó671/
Mikoj671/
Mikoć671/
Mokoj671/
Mohko671/
Miňko671/
Mjkou671/
Mekkouch671/
Mekká671/
Meijkoop671/
Meqoa671/
Meshchko671/
Myťko671/
'Meka671/
Mekaz671/
Mokco671/
Meekhoud671/
Meekhuod671/
Mekga671/
Mezka671/
Makqo671/

Meko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meko in the Georgian language
მეკოmeko-
Meko in the Hindi language
मेकोmeko-
Meko in the Oriya language
େମେକାemeka-
Meko in the Marathi language
मेकोmeko-
Meko in the Russian language
Мекоmeko-

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