Mesken Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mesken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mesken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1961:86,15914,300
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Turkey671:1,161,51449,914
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mesken (71) may also be a first name.

Mesken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mesken is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 639,219th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname Mesken occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Mesken are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Mesken is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 86,159. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 35 percent are found, Drenthe, where 17 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Mesken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mesken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mesken surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meskeen9229/
Mescken9212/
Meskien927/
Meszken926/
Meshken925/
Moesken925/
Metsken922/
Meisken921/
Medsken920/
Meshkeen862/
Meeskeen862/
Meskienė861/
Meschken861/
Meskin83897/
Masken83289/
Misken83111/
Mosken8387/
Mösken8336/
Meskyn8310/
Meskne832/
Miskeen7714,236/
Maskeen773,933/
Meshkin773,381/
Meskina77195/
Maskoen77122/
Muysken7745/
Meschen7734/
Meiskin7732/
Mhasken7724/
Mashken7722/
Mishken7710/
Miskoen778/
Meskyna777/
Messkin775/
Meeskin773/
Moskuen772/
Miskien771/
Moeskin771/
Metskin771/
Messkem771/
Maskien771/
Maasken771/
Mesqeen771/
Mezkeng771/
Miskn732/
Meškienė71613/
Meischen71173/
Meshkina7125/
Muijsken7119/
Mieszkin7113/
Mashkeen717/
Mischken716/
Maiseken715/
Maiskeen714/
Mmaskeen711/
Messkina711/
Meskinne711/
Masskeen711/
Maskkeen711/
Miskkeen711/
Meshking711/
Meshkinn711/
Miskenne710/
Miskin6712,853/
Maskin679,456/
Moskin671,452/
Myskin67499/
Moskyn67153/
Maskyn6747/
Myskyn6738/
Meškin6717/
Mizken676/
Mezkin672/
Mosckn671/
Mößken671/
Misėkienė671/
Muiskienė671/
Maiskienė671/
Masqen671/
Meeshkyna671/
Meischkin670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mesken
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