Meku Surname

90,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Meku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,8981:33,6603,918
Indonesia1,5141:87,3519,152
Cameroon2281:91,09210,928
Tanzania1571:337,20825,147
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
Papua New Guinea1471:55,4677,053
South Africa761:712,86550,752
India391:19,668,343291,059
Kenya351:1,319,42635,360
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meku (6,487) may also be a first name.

Meku Last Name Facts

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

Meku (Hindi: मेकू, Marathi: मेकु, Oriya: େମକୁ, Russian: Меку) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meku is the 90,586th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,377,608 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Meku reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meku is also the 81,501st most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 6,487 people.

The last name Meku is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,898 people, or 1 in 33,660. Besides Ethiopia this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Meku Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meku has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meku last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meku Last Name Statistics demography

Meku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.54% less than the national average, earning R 70,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekui894,940/
Mekou892,087/
Mekeu89779/
Meuku89133/
Mekau8976/
Meiku8931/
Mekku8917/
Mieku8915/
Meeku8913/
Moeku8913/
Mmeku895/
Mgeku895/
Maeku893/
Meaku893/
Mekhu892/
Mekuh892/
Mekuu891/
Mekuj891/
Meyku891/
Mheku891/
Mekuy891/
Meikeu80222/
Meskus80214/
Meikou8050/
Meukeu8038/
Meskau8037/
Meykut8026/
Meikup8024/
Megkou8022/
Metkus8021/
Meykup8018/
Meckus8017/
Meakou8016/
Mekeuh8011/
Mekheu8010/
Mekhou806/
Meku'e805/
Meykus805/
Meskup804/
Meikui803/
Mekouh803/
Mekuch802/
Meisku802/
Mekhup802/
Mekoup802/
Meckeu802/
Meekhu801/
Meekus801/
Metkhu801/
Mekhau801/
Mekhus801/
Mekuth801/
Meskhu801/
Meskut801/
Meškus801/
Miekeu801/
Miekui801/
Mekoud801/
Mekeue801/
Mekkus801/
Mejkou801/
Medkou801/
Meekui801/
Miekou801/
Maku7516,742/
Moku751,503/
Miku751,137/
Mecu75659/
Myku7517/
Meskoud736/
Mekkuth733/
Mechkou733/
Meškutė732/
Meshkou732/
Mekouha732/
Meekoud732/
Meckuis731/
Meskaus731/
Meakeuh731/
Mekeuhe731/
Mekhoud731/
Mekhuha731/
Mehekeu731/
Meihkuh731/
Meikeue731/
Meschku731/
Meskout731/
Messkou731/
Mekouch731/
Meekaud731/
Meekout731/
Makau6750,282/
Mikou677,334/
Makui676,031/
Mokuy672,879/
Mokau672,079/
Maiku671,589/
Makeu671,333/
Mikui67797/
Mikhu67574/
Mokhu67514/
Mikuś67505/
Makhu67454/
Mhaku67400/
Makku67253/
Mykus67227/
Maaku67173/
Macku67161/
Miceu67146/
Mekoo67134/
Makuh67123/
Mujku6798/
Mekoe6798/
Moiku6793/
Mecus6786/
Mykut6776/
Mikau6767/
Meecu6760/
Mayku6742/
Mokeu6741/
Micku6738/
Mikku6737/
Meshkouh6735/
Mmaku6725/
Mokku6723/
Mytku6719/
Mokuh6719/
Mykhu6718/
Meschkuz6710/
Meicu679/
Mhiku677/
Majku676/
Mokui676/
Makuy675/
Magku673/
Muiku673/
Mikeu673/
Mikuß673/
Mykuš672/
Mecuh672/
Myoku671/
Mihku671/
Mykou671/
Mecau671/
Mecou671/
Mikuy671/
Mokuu671/
Mjkou671/
Mekkouch671/
Mikuu671/
Meekhaud671/
Meekhoud671/
Mikud671/
Mahku671/
Mocku670/

Meku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meku in the Oriya language
େମକୁemaku-
Meku in the Hindi language
मेकूmeku84.54
मेकुmeku12.08
मैकूmaiku1.45
मॅकूmeku0.48
मेक्ूmeku0.48
मीकूmiku0.48
Meku in the Marathi language
मेकुmeku65
मेकूmeku35
Meku in the Russian language
Мекуmeku-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meku
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