Meskele Surname

44,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Meskele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meskele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11,5911:8,4161,302
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Meškele (1) are calculated separately.

Meskele (20,927) may also be a first name.

Meskele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meskele is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Meškele. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meskele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meskele is the 44,721st most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 627,209 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meskele are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 36,566th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 20,927 people.

The surname Meskele is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 11,591 people, or 1 in 8,416. Barring Ethiopia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Meskele Last Name Statistics demography

Meskele earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

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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 Meskele
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