Mekuria Surname

7,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mekuria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekuria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia76,3041:1,278227
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Israel231:372,07130,321
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England81:6,964,757184,742
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mekuria (122,489) may also be a first name.

Mekuria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekuria (Russian: Мекуриа) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekuria? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,407th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 94,887 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekuria are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mekuria is also the 8,446th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 122,489 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 76,304 people, or 1 in 1,278. Beside Ethiopia this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Mekuria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mekuria are 44.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.5% registered with the party.

The amount Mekuria earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning R 98,448 per year; in United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15% less than the national average, earning $42,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekuriae931/
Meckuria931/
Mekurya862,580/
Makuria8622/
Mokuria8613/
Mikuria862/
Mekiria861/
Maekiria807/
Maikuria802/
Makhuria801/
Mekourio801/
Maikouria751/
Mecurio7153/
Makiria7133/
Mokiria7116/
Mekorio717/
Mikoria713/
Mocuria712/
Maquiria6724/
Macueria679/
Muikiria676/
Maikurya672/
Maikoria671/
Makiriha671/
Maikourya6311/
Macurio57128/
Mecorio5732/
Makirya5720/
Mokuryo5718/
Mokirya5714/
Makirio579/
Mikirio575/
Makirja571/
Moquirio534/
Makhirja532/
Maikorya531/

Mekuria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekuria in the Russian language
Мекуриаmekuria-

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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 Mekuria
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