Mekun Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Mekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3891:181,59029,667
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mekun (57) may also be a first name.

Mekun Last Name Facts

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

Mekun (Hindi: मेकून) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 686,443rd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Mekun are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Mekun is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 57 people.

The last name Mekun is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 181,590. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Ang Thong Province, where 30 percent are found, Suphan Buri Province, where 19 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Thailand this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekoun91547/
Meekun91297/
Mekkun916/
Mekhun914/
Meykun913/
Mejkun912/
Mekune911/
Meikun911/
Meckun911/
Meekhun83607/
Mekugne8342/
Mekound8324/
Meckoun8321/
Meshkun8313/
Mekeune834/
Mekoune834/
Mheekun834/
Mekeung833/
Mechkun832/
Meekung832/
Meckung831/
Miekoun831/
Mekkoun831/
Maekhun831/
Makun803,344/
Mikun801,173/
Mekon80350/
Mokun80199/
Mecun800/
Mejkoune773/
Mekunova773/
Mekougne772/
Mekuigne772/
Medkoune771/
Medkhoun771/
Meskhoun771/
Mekhoune771/
Mehkoune771/
Meekound771/
Meekusin771/
Mikhun731,492/
Makhun73556/
Mokhun73426/
Maikun73123/
Mokuin73118/
Mackun7398/
Makuin7374/
Makkun7362/
Myskun7340/
Mickun7335/
Mokkun7320/
Mehkon7314/
Maakun7313/
Maykun7312/
Meicun7312/
Makaun7310/
Mekonn739/
Mikoun738/
Meekon737/
Mekhon736/
Midkun735/
Mokoun734/
Mikune734/
Mytkun733/
Meckon732/
Mecune732/
Meskum732/
Mekaum732/
Mockun732/
Mekeum732/
Mekhum732/
Makunn731/
Meakum731/
Mikuin731/
Mmakun731/
Mahkun731/
Meecun731/
Megkon731/
Mecuin730/
Meakkhung711/
Mahakun671,590/
Makkhun67479/
Myshkun67102/
Maikhun67100/
Mekkhum6732/
Mishkun6726/
Mickune6720/
Mahkoun6719/
Mackuin6718/
Meekoon6716/
Meekhum6716/
Mykutyn6713/
Myszkun6712/
Mecunhe6711/
Mikusin675/
Muikunt671/
Maikoun671/
Maykoun671/
Mecheun671/
Mikound671/
Mohkoun671/
Makkoun671/
Mekhoum671/
Mytkhun671/
Meakkhoung671/
Meickon671/
Maytkun671/
Midkhun671/
Migkhun671/
Micheun670/
Meckoon670/
Mickunn670/

Mekun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekun in the Hindi language
मेकूनmekuna-

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