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
Meskela occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Meškela. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meskela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 267,807th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. Meskela is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Meskela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meskela is also the 115,757th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 3,708 people.
The last name Meskela is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Barring Ethiopia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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