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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Meskhia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 368,303^rd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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.

The last name Meskhia is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is borne by 703 people, or 1 in 5,328. In Georgia it is most common in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 80 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 14 percent reside and Adjara, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Georgia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Meskhia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meskhia surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Georgia.