Meskelu Surname
Approximately 5,806 people bear this surname
Meskelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,795 | 1:16,833 | 2,274 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Meskelu (5,206) may also be a first name.
Meskelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meskelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meskelu occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meskelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,401st most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,255,175 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meskelu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 93,804th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 5,206 people.
The surname Meskelu is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,795 people, or 1 in 16,833. Other than Ethiopia Meskelu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Meskelu
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