Meshack Surname
Approximately 30,655 people bear this surname
Meshack Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 23,979 | 1:2,208 | 289 |
| Kenya | 3,085 | 1:14,969 | 1,808 |
| Nigeria | 2,036 | 1:87,005 | 6,093 |
| Botswana | 838 | 1:2,610 | 309 |
| United States | 273 | 1:1,327,688 | 92,627 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Lesotho | 30 | 1:67,752 | 9,213 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Meshack (107,535) may also be a first name.
Meshack Demographics
Average Meshack Salary in
United States
$43,473 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meshack Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meshack Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meshack (Arabic: ميشاك) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meshack? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,012th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 237,728 people. Meshack is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Meshack live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,533rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 107,535 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23,979 people, or 1 in 2,208. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 16 percent live, Tabora Region, where 10 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Meshack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meshack has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,241 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meshack Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Meshack surname are 31.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.19% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meshack earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.91% less than the national average, earning R 142,788 per year and in United States they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $43,473 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meshack Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meshack in the Arabic language | ||
| ميشاك | myshak | - |
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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 Meshack
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