Mekss Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Mekss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1411:14,5392,154
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

The alternate forms: Mekšs (5) are calculated separately.

Mekss Last Name Facts

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

Mekss is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mekšs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mekss is the 1,276,805th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Mekss reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname Mekss is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 14,539. In Latvia Mekss is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 54 percent reside, Latgale, where 34 percent reside and Semigallia, where 8 percent reside. Barring Latvia Mekss exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Mekss Last Name Statistics demography

Mekss earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.49% less than the national average, earning $9,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekšs935/
Meikss911/
Meks89156/
Meeks8039,332/
Meksz8069/
Mecks8062/
Meksh8049/
Makss8041/
Maeks8018/
Meaks8015/
Mehks8012/
Mekse8011/
Mekks806/
Mesks803/
Moeks802/
Meuks801/
Metks801/
Mieks801/
Meksd801/
Meiks800/
Meekes73409/
Meakes73323/
Meksch7324/
Moecks7312/
Meesks733/
Meecks732/
Meek's731/
Meigss731/
Mieksz731/
Meikse731/
Mekshe731/
Meeksd731/
Meacks731/
Maks672,219/
Miks671,634/
Moks67520/
Myks6726/
Mexs6710/
Mekz673/
Mieksch672/
Meksova672/
Mõks671/
Mesx671/
Mehekse671/
Maikess671/
Meekesh671/
Megs670/

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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 Mekss
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