Meska Surname
Approximately 922 people bear this surname
Meska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 404 | 1:10,136 | 1,053 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| Latvia | 29 | 1:70,691 | 10,433 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 1:433,513 | 18,290 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Meška (155) & Měska (25) are calculated separately.
Meska (405) may also be a first name.
Meska Demographics
Average Meska Salary in
United States
$46,548 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may 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
It is the 385,337th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. The surname Meska occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Meska are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Meska is also the 428,575th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 405 people.
The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 10,136. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 33 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 28 percent live and Brakna Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Meska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meska has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meska surname rose 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meska Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Meska surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political 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
Meska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meska in the Hindi language | ||
| मेसका | mesaka | - |
| Meska in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻜﻪ | mskh | 79.53 |
| ﻣﺴﻚ | msk | 20.47 |
| Meska in the Bengali language | ||
| মেস্কা | meska | 75 |
| মেসকা | mesaka | 25 |
| Meska in the Russian language | ||
| Меська | meska | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meska
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