Mekrani Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mekrani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekrani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2821:2,720,09084,388
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Mekrani (29) may also be a first name.

Mekrani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekrani (Hindi: मेकरानी, Marathi: मेकरानी) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekrani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mekrani is the 851,613th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Mekrani are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mekrani is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

The surname Mekrani is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 2,720,090. In India Mekrani is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 51 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Aside from India this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mekrani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekrani in the Hindi language
मेकरानीmekarani97.53
मेकरीनीmekarini1.23
मेकरानी़mekarani1.23
Mekrani in the Marathi language
मेकरानीmekarani93.67
मेकारानीmekarani2.53
मेकराणीmekarani1.27

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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 Mekrani
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