Mekya Surname
Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname
Mekya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mekya (65) may also be a first name.
Mekya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekya (Hindi: मेकया) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mekya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 176,164th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,998,990 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most common first name internationally, held by 65 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Beside Ethiopia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekyňa | 91 | 16 | / |
| Mekhya | 91 | 8 | / |
| Meekya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Meskya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meekyaa | 83 | 87 | / |
| Meskhya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mekuiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mekeuya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekia | 80 | 10,472 | / |
| Makya | 80 | 355 | / |
| Mokya | 80 | 133 | / |
| Mikya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mekja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mikyaz | 73 | 171 | / |
| Makyah | 73 | 166 | / |
| Mickya | 73 | 70 | / |
| Makyňa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mekhia | 73 | 26 | / |
| Makhya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mekiah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mekiňa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mikhya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hmokya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mekkia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Makkya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhokya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mekiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekyoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meçkja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekkea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maekia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moekia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekjia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekiay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meekia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekyoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meskhia | 67 | 977 | / |
| Mekkiat | 67 | 239 | / |
| Mikaaya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Makaiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mikaiya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Makaaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maakyaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makoiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mekajio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makhyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meshkia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikeiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meekias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meekiat | 67 | 1 | / |
Mekya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekya in the Hindi language | ||
| मेकया | mekaya | - |
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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 Mekya
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