Meskela Surname
Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname
Meskela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
The alternate forms: Meškela (1) are calculated separately.
Meskela (3,708) may also be a first name.
Meskela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meskela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meskela is most common in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as: Meškela. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meskela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 267,807th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. Meskela is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Meskela are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meskela is also the 115,757th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 3,708 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Besides Ethiopia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meškela | 95 | 1 | / |
| Meskele | 86 | 11,619 | / |
| Maskela | 86 | 17 | / |
| Miskela | 86 | 6 | / |
| Moskela | 86 | 4 | / |
| Meskelo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Moshkela | 80 | 1,343 | / |
| Meskheli | 80 | 54 | / |
| Meshkelo | 80 | 31 | / |
| Meskelis | 80 | 10 | / |
| Meskelie | 80 | 9 | / |
| Maaskela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mesquela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maskiela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meskeleu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Messkele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hmeskele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moshkelaa | 75 | 122 | / |
| Meshkalla | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mieskalla | 75 | 6 | / |
| Moshkelea | 75 | 4 | / |
| Meshkelis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moskala | 71 | 324 | / |
| Meskalo | 71 | 85 | / |
| Miskala | 71 | 76 | / |
| Moskola | 71 | 60 | / |
| Mescala | 71 | 59 | / |
| Maskola | 71 | 54 | / |
| Mescola | 71 | 49 | / |
| Maskala | 71 | 29 | / |
| Miškela | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maskila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mieszkielo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Miskila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miskola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mieszkieła | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meškelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meškele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miskele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miskelo | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meskile | 71 | 0 | / |
| Moshkala | 67 | 590 | / |
| Moshkola | 67 | 534 | / |
| Moshkila | 67 | 183 | / |
| Maskilah | 67 | 108 | / |
| Maaskola | 67 | 74 | / |
| Moskolai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Miskalla | 67 | 15 | / |
| Meshkalo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mischela | 67 | 12 | / |
| Moskolay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mieskylä | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mashkala | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maskalha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maskieła | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mieskalo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maskolla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mashkola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moskahla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mohskala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mesquila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mosquela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mesquitella | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meškelis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myshkelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mezkolai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mesquola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misquela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maskhola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masquela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesqalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miszkila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miskolai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miskaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maskhala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miskeley | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Meskela
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