Meskhia Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Meskhia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meskhia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia7031:5,3281,164
Abkhazia2401:1,012240
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Meskhia Last Name Facts

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

Meskhia (Georgian: მესხია, Russian: Месхиа) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meskhia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meskhia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 368,303rd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Meskhia are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is borne by 703 people, or 1 in 5,328. In Georgia it is mostly found in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 80 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 14 percent are found and Adjara, where 2 percent are found. Beside Georgia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Meskhia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Meskhia last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Georgia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meskia9265/
Mekhia9226/
Meschia86381/
Meskhya862/
Meshkia861/
Mekia8310,472/
Mechia77250/
Maskia77243/
Miskia7714/
Mekiah7710/
Mekiňa779/
Mekhya778/
Mikhia775/
Mekkia773/
Mesjia772/
Mekiay771/
Meekia771/
Moskia771/
Meakia771/
Mekjia771/
Mezkia771/
Meskya771/
Mesqia771/
Mekiha771/
Mekija771/
Meskio771/
Mecchia711,185/
Maskiah71508/
Mekkiat71239/
Miskiah71137/
Meschio7197/
Mesquia7150/
Miskias7149/
Mischia7140/
Mekuiya712/
Meechia711/
Meekiat711/
Mechiha711/
Mas'kia711/
Mmechia711/
Meekias711/
Mikhija711/
Mashkia711/
Mekya672,430/
Mikia67334/
Mesquias6777/
Mekio6770/
Mikhaiya6715/
Mekja671/
Metkiaei671/
Metskyay671/
Maikhija671/
Meekhieo671/

Meskhia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meskhia in the Georgian language
მესხიაmeskhia-
Meskhia in the Russian language
Месхиаmeshia-

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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 Meskhia
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