Mesk Surname

270,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mesk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mesk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Panama71:558,8949,437
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mesk (872) may also be a first name.

Mesk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mesk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻚ, Russian: Меск) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,023rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,043,284 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mesk live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 76 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 275,516th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 872 people.

The surname Mesk is most frequent in Morocco, where it is held by 886 people, or 1 in 38,912. Barring Morocco this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent reside and Algeria, where 15 percent reside.

Mesk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mesk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mesk surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mesk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mesk surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mesk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.27% more than the national average, earning R 473,532 per year and in United States they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning $33,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meske891,700/
Mesck8978/
Maesk8912/
Metsk897/
Meshk897/
Mesks893/
Mhesk892/
Meask891/
Messk891/
Mesĺk891/
Medsk891/
Moesk890/
Meisk890/
Meiske80538/
Meeske80434/
Meshke80166/
Mheske8034/
Mescke8034/
Messke8016/
Mehske8010/
Meschk808/
Meyske807/
Meshck806/
Meesks803/
Meesek802/
Meisek801/
Meszke801/
Maesck801/
Meisck800/
Medske800/
Mask756,596/
Misk752,886/
Mosk75562/
Mesc7528/
Mysk752/
Mesx751/
Meschke732,070/
Meshkhe73140/
Meskova7382/
Mesková7349/
Measeck7324/
Moeschk735/
Messcke732/
Meshhke731/
Mehesck731/
Metschk730/
Meisske730/
Meshkova6715,155/
Miske671,993/
Myszk671,319/
Mycek671,052/
Míšek67550/
Metschke67375/
Maszk67302/
Meischke67230/
Miszk67227/
Maask6794/
Mashk6790/
Moshk6787/
Mäske6730/
Mishk6730/
Maisk6727/
Myske6724/
Masck6723/
Mesgh6715/
Mysek6714/
Mhask6713/
Mícek674/
Missk674/
Measc672/
Mexkk671/
Meskhova671/
Meheshke671/
Meyschke671/
Meshchke671/
Moskg671/
Myskk671/
Mosck671/
Mezők671/
Miosk671/
Moisk671/
Mísek671/
Mjsks671/
Meshc671/
Massk670/
Misck670/

Mesk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mesk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻚalmsk66.67
ﻣﺴﻚmsk33.33
Mesk in the Russian language
Мескmesk-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mesk
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