Meskel Surname

160,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Meskel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meskel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
France521:1,277,360130,443
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Meskel (6,057) may also be a first name.

Meskel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meskel has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meskel.

How Common Is The Last Name Meskel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meskel is the 160,668th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,686,158 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Meskel reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 85,155th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 6,057 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Beside Ethiopia Meskel is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Meskel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meskel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meskel surname expanded 1,111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meskel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Meskel last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Meskel are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meskel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $45,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.69% less than the national average, earning $38,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meskell92487/
Meskiel9219/
Hmeskel9216/
Mesckel921/
Mieskel921/
Mieskiel863/
Messkell860/
Miskel83469/
Maskel83233/
Moskel83176/
Meskil83109/
Meskll831/
Myskel831/
Mieszkiel8015/
Meuschkel801/
Maskell779,257/
Miskell772,017/
Meskill77829/
Mishkel77320/
Miskiel77131/
Meschel7726/
Myshkel7710/
Moshkel779/
Meškelė778/
Mashkel775/
Maskiel774/
Moskell773/
Miskael773/
Mechkel772/
Miszkel771/
Myskiel771/
Masskel770/
Medskil770/
Maezkel770/
Miskl731/
Moskl731/
Maskl730/
Miszkiel711,170/
Maskiell71265/
Meischel7134/
Metsküll7124/
Meschell718/
Meshchel711/
Miskellt711/
Messkill710/
Maskil67117/
Miskil6738/
Mizkel6719/
Moskil6714/
Mosklh679/
Mashkl671/
Miskelova671/
Maiskiell670/

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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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  • 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 Meskel
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