Mekri Surname

165,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mekri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,1871:17,6643,235
Yemen3441:76,8185,196
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
France271:2,460,101186,232
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Mekri (2,875) may also be a first name.

Mekri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekri is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mekri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,459th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,783,631 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Mekri live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 135,615th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,875 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,187 people, or 1 in 17,664. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Constantine Province, where 49 percent are found, Tipasa Province, where 13 percent are found and Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Algeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehkri91640/
Mekrai91170/
Moekri91118/
Mekhri9113/
Mekkri9110/
Meskri915/
Mhekri911/
Meekri911/
Mekrid911/
Mekrhi911/
Metkri911/
Mekruit8313/
Mekreid8312/
Meckrui838/
Measkri831/
Mekkrai831/
Meikeri831/
Mekrich831/
Meakrit831/
Makri8016,056/
Mokri803,059/
Mekra80325/
Mikri8058/
Mekre8039/
Mecri805/
Meekerii771/
Mekhrich771/
Mokryi731,787/
Makrai731,025/
Mokrui73149/
Mokrai7372/
Makryi7367/
Mykris7342/
Mekraj7338/
Mhekre7337/
Mikriy7336/
Makrui7335/
Makriy7333/
Makhri7332/
Mekhra7329/
Makrij7322/
Mahkri7321/
Mokrei7320/
Meikra7318/
Metkry7311/
Makrei7310/
Mockri7310/
Mikrid737/
Mokhri737/
Makkri736/
Mekray736/
Mekrey735/
MacKri735/
Mekred734/
Mokrie733/
Mehkre732/
Mekret731/
Mokrii731/
Moecri731/
Makrri731/
Maakri731/
Mikrzi731/
Makrih731/
Mikrri731/
Mohkri731/
Mokrih731/
Mitkri731/
Mekrer731/
Makrie731/
Mequri731/
Mehkry731/
Maikeri6791/
Mokrëri6741/
Mekhraj6732/
Maikrai6718/
Meekrea6711/
Makhrij675/
MacKrie674/
Makhrai672/
Makkrai672/
Mekreïd671/
Mehekre671/
Meakere671/
Mokhrij671/
Mekrajh671/
Mahakri671/
Mekhret671/
Makraai671/
Maikris671/
Meekery670/

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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 Mekri
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