Meshikh Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Meshikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 14 | 1:1,887,521 | 12,953 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Meshikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meshikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meshikh is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meshikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meshikh is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Meshikh live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,887,521. In Yemen Meshikh is most numerous in: Sana'a Governorate, where 93 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Yemen this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 6 percent reside and Tunisia, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Meshikh
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