Mekys Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Mekys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Mekyš (26), Mekýš (68), Měkyš (6) & Měkýš (28) are calculated separately.

Mekys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekys is found most in Czechia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mekyš, Mekýš, Měkyš or Měkýš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Mekys is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mekys live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Mekys is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,633,469. Without taking into account Czechia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekyš9326/
Meškys9196/
Meskys9124/
Mekýš8768/
Měkyš876/
Meshkys832/
Mekes80470/
Mekis80425/
Měkýš8028/
Mekysova771/
Meckes731,689/
Meekis73409/
Meekes73409/
Mekkes73359/
Meakes73323/
Mickys73141/
Mekish73102/
Mekais7392/
Mekies7385/
Mykysh7350/
Meikis7340/
Mekese7327/
Mekhis7324/
Mekesh7313/
Mekych739/
Metkis739/
Mekios739/
Maikys738/
Miskys736/
Mekess732/
Miekis732/
Mehkes731/
Miškys731/
Mekisz731/
Megkes731/
Metkes731/
Mekhise6772/
Meshkis6769/
Meikies6754/
Mekedse6749/
Miekisz6747/
Miekies6715/
Meszkes6714/
Meckies6710/
Metkees679/
Meakisz675/
Mickeys674/
Mekiess674/
Mekhies674/
Myshkys673/
Mekaise672/
Mekhiss672/
Mekesse672/
Meszkis672/
Mekisch672/
Meckuis671/
Mekkais671/
Medkess671/
Meekesh671/
Meekies671/
Mekishs671/
Miekehs671/
Meitkes671/
Mekhesh671/
Mekeshe671/
Mekheis671/
Mekidse671/
Metkess671/
Meekios671/
Meckish670/
Miekish670/

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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 Mekys
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