Mekov Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Mekov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 32 | 1:218,091 | 11,795 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Mekov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekov (Russian: Меков) is most common in Bulgaria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekov? popularity and diffusion
Mekov is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Mekov reside; 62 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Mekov is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 218,091. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Smolyan Province, where 63 percent are found, Ruse Province, where 16 percent are found and Lovech Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Ukraine, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekov in the Russian language | ||
| Меков | mekov | - |
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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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- 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 Mekov
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