Mekus Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Mekus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 259 | 1:1,399,455 | 96,631 |
| Nigeria | 163 | 1:1,086,765 | 45,077 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Mekus (40) may also be a first name.
Mekus Demographics
Mekus Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mekus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekus (Hindi: मेकुश) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 648,005th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Mekus live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 40 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 26 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Illinois, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.
Mekus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mekus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mekus surname grew 2,355 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mekus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mekus last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Mekus surname are 6.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.45% registered to vote for the party.
Mekus earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $47,098 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekus in the Hindi language | ||
| मेकुश | mekusa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mekus
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