Meska Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Meska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania4041:10,1361,053
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
India951:8,074,372169,494
Latvia291:70,69110,433
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
France61:11,070,454349,096
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Meška (155) & Měska (25) are calculated separately.

Meska (405) may also be a first name.

Meska Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meska (Bengali: মেস্কা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻜﻪ, Hindi: मेसका, Russian: Меська) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Meška or Měska. For other possible spellings of Meska click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meska? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meska is the 385,337th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. Meska is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Meska reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Meska is also the 428,575th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 405 people.

Meska is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 10,136. In Mauritania Meska is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 33 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 28 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Meska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meska has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meska last name expanded 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meska surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Meska earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meška93155/
Měska9325/
Meszka91536/
Messka91139/
Meshka9153/
Mieska9135/
Meiska9115/
Meskai9114/
Meskay9110/
Meskaya8310/
Meschka833/
Mieszka832/
Meshkai832/
Meshkoa831/
Metskai831/
Miska803,393/
Maska803,265/
Meski802,774/
Meske801,700/
Myska80917/
Mesca80402/
Meçka80161/
Mesky8072/
Mjska801/
Meské801/
Mezka801/
Meyskaya7722/
Meschska770/
Myszka735,947/
Meskhi735,085/
Meshki732,604/
Myshka73952/
Mieske73705/
Meiske73538/
Meeske73434/
Miszka73430/
Mishka73377/
Maskay73285/
Meshke73166/
Maeski73108/
Maskai7382/
Maeske7372/
Meskie7351/
Meçkaj7348/
Meisky7346/
Moeske7346/
Miskai7346/
Meskey7340/
Meskhy7339/
Mheske7334/
Mescke7334/
Miskha7333/
Hmiska7332/
Measki7331/
Mayska7330/
Maesky7326/
Meskys7324/
Maiska7324/
Meskyi7322/
Meysky7321/
Mezkha7317/
Messke7316/
Metski7313/
Mojska7311/
Mehske7310/
Mescoa7310/
Mieski739/
Meshky739/
Meiski738/
Meyske737/
Misska736/
Meeski735/
Messki735/
Masska734/
Moskai734/
Meskki734/
Miskay734/
Mieška733/
Myscka732/
Maskea732/
Moiska732/
Majska732/
Messky731/
Mihska731/
Miesky731/
Meyski731/
Meskep731/
Meskyy731/
Mysska731/
Moskay731/
Mescki731/
Meszke731/
Mesqai731/
Májska731/
Meshca731/
Myzska731/
Meskio731/
Moesky730/
Medske730/
Meschke672,070/
Metsker671,378/
Mischka67488/
Mejtský67150/
Meshkhe67140/
Miejski67122/
Miescke67111/
Meshkis6769/
Meiskey6769/
Meshkoy6757/
Meshkoi6736/
Meheski6734/
Meiskyi6728/
Meytsky6723/
Mejtsky6717/
Metskes6714/
Meszkes6714/
Mieszke6713/
Maeshki6710/
Moshkai678/
Myschka676/
Miskead676/
Myshkai676/
Miskaya675/
Mhaskai675/
Measkit674/
Miskait674/
Messkyi674/
Meeskee673/
Messcke672/
Mmaskay672/
Messker672/
Meiseki672/
Maescki672/
Meszkis672/
Meesker672/
Mashkai672/
Miszhka672/
Meshkys672/
Mashkay671/
Meadski671/
Measker671/
Measkey671/
Metskiy671/
Meushke671/
Meyskey671/
Mehskey671/
Meiskie671/
Meshhke671/
Mieskie671/
Measkeh671/
Meschki671/
Moszkai671/
Monzska671/
Moeskjæ671/
Mmeisky671/
Mishkha671/
Meskheh671/
Meshkie671/
Meshkih671/
Medskyi671/
Meitsky671/
Meiskee670/
Mieskee670/
Meisker670/
Meisske670/

Meska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meska in the Hindi language
मेसकाmesaka-
Meska in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻜﻪmskh79.53
ﻣﺴﻚmsk20.47
Meska in the Bengali language
মেস্কাmeska75
মেসকাmesaka25
Meska in the Russian language
Меськаmeska-

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