Mekraj Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mekraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
India51:153,413,076951,030

Mekraj (17) may also be a first name.

Mekraj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekraj (Marathi: मेकराज) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekraj? popularity and diffusion

Mekraj is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Mekraj is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mekraj are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mekraj is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa Mekraj is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 94 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found.

Mekraj Last Name Statistics demography

Mekraj earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.35% more than the national average, earning R 328,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekhraj9232/
Mekraju924/
Mekrajh921/
Mekra91325/
Mekras83327/
Mekrai83170/
Mikraj8347/
Mekhra8329/
Meikra8318/
Mekray836/
Mekrah831/
Meekrajit801/
Meekrea7711/
Mekrach772/
Mekkrai771/
Mekkraz771/
Mekri732,618/
Mikra73124/
Mekre7339/
Mykra737/
Mekhrazh711/
Meheskra711/
Mehkri67640/
Mecray6746/
Mhekre6737/
Mikroj6734/
Mihkra6716/
Mekhri6713/
Metkry6711/
Mekkri6710/
Maikra6710/
Mikray677/
Mekrey675/
Meskri675/
Mekred674/
Myskra673/
Mecrea673/
Mikhra672/
Mehkre672/
Mecrae672/
Mjkera672/
Mehkry671/
Metkri671/
Mekrhi671/
Mekrid671/
Mekrer671/
Meekri671/
Mikruj671/
Mikrza671/
Mhekri671/
Mekrou671/
Mikrea671/
Mekret671/

Mekraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekraj in the Marathi language
मेकराजmekaraja-

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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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  • 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 Mekraj
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