Meshaki Surname
Approximately 2,442 people bear this surname
Meshaki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,187 | 1:24,207 | 2,979 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Meshaki (7,070) may also be a first name.
Meshaki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meshaki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meshaki (Hindi: मेषकी) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meshaki? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meshaki is the 175,427th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,984,253 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meshaki reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 77,064th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 7,070 people.
The last name Meshaki is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,187 people, or 1 in 24,207. In Tanzania Meshaki is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 29 percent live, Kagera Region, where 15 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meshaki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meshaki in the Hindi language | ||
| मेषकी | mesaki | 50 |
| मेशकी | mesaki | 50 |
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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 Meshaki
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