Meq Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Meq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Meq (18) may also be a first name.

Meq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meq has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meq? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meq is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Meq live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 10,091,192. In Thailand Meq is most frequent in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 57 percent are found, Bangkok, where 14 percent are found and Chiang Mai Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Thailand this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meqe8653/
Mecq8621/
Meaq8610/
Mezq864/
Mequ864/
Metq862/
Meuq861/
Meiq861/
Meqq861/
Mehq861/
Meyq861/
Meque7536,598/
Hmeeq753/
Mechq752/
Meaqe752/
Mezqu751/
Meezq751/
Meiqg751/
Mequz751/
Mex6713,452/
Mek678,694/
Mec671,284/
Meg67204/
Mohieq6747/
Miq6712/
Mjq6710/
Mesque673/
Myq672/
Meique672/
Meshqu672/
Mezque671/
Mecque671/
Meaque671/
Meaquh671/

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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 Meq
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