Meko Surname
Approximately 13,119 people bear this surname
Meko Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'I met Almighty God at my place of need'.
Meko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,439 | 1:15,149 | 2,102 |
| South Africa | 2,002 | 1:27,062 | 3,457 |
| Indonesia | 1,455 | 1:90,893 | 9,512 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Cameroon | 552 | 1:37,625 | 5,033 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 298 | 1:27,361 | 3,082 |
| Albania | 261 | 1:11,165 | 2,072 |
| United States | 238 | 1:1,522,937 | 103,340 |
| Nigeria | 199 | 1:890,165 | 38,757 |
| Benin | 82 | 1:126,044 | 13,698 |
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| Iran | 60 | 1:1,279,709 | 53,896 |
| Ivory Coast | 53 | 1:435,306 | 14,482 |
| Lesotho | 32 | 1:63,517 | 8,935 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Meko (7,441) may also be a first name.
Meko Surname Meaning
Meko Demographics
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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
Meko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meko in the Georgian language | ||
| მეკო | meko | - |
| Meko in the Hindi language | ||
| मेको | meko | - |
| Meko in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେକା | emeka | - |
| Meko in the Marathi language | ||
| मेको | meko | - |
| Meko in the Russian language | ||
| Меко | meko | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meko
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