Meskawi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Qatar

Meskawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meskawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Meskawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meskawi occurs most in Ghana. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meskawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Meskawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Meskawi occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Meskawi reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Meskawi is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Outside of Ghana this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 17 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meshkawi932/
Miskawi8677/
Meskabi8613/
Meskawy864/
Maskawi861/
Mashkawi8037/
Maskawih808/
Miskawit801/
Maescawie750/
Masqawi71115/
Miskavi7114/
Miskabi7111/
Miscawi719/
Maskawy718/
Maskavi712/
Miskowi711/
Miskavit672/
Mishkawy671/
Mishkowi671/
Miskowie671/

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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 Meskawi
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