Meskin Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Morocco

Meskin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4191:865,05765,721
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
India101:76,706,538639,611
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Meškin (17) are calculated separately.

Meskin (47) may also be a first name.

Meskin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meskin (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻜﻴﻦ, Marathi: कीन, Russian: Мескин) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Meškin. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meskin? popularity and diffusion

Meskin is the 393,872nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Meskin are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name globally, held by 47 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 865,057. In The United States Meskin is most numerous in: California, where 23 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Meskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meskin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meskin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meskin last name are 44.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meskin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 283.27% more than the national average, earning R 910,800 per year; in United States they earn 36.78% more than the national average, earning $59,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning $41,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meškin9417/
Meshkin923,381/
Meskina92195/
Meiskin9232/
Meskien927/
Messkin925/
Meeskin923/
Metskin921/
Moeskin921/
Meshkina8625/
Mieszkin8613/
Meshkinn861/
Messkina861/
Meskinne861/
Meskienė861/
Meshking861/
Miskin8312,853/
Maskin839,456/
Moskin831,452/
Myskin83499/
Mesken83476/
Meskyn8310/
Mezkin832/
Meskne832/
Meischkin800/
Mishkin774,822/
Moshkin774,710/
Myshkin774,194/
Mashkin773,791/
Myskina77528/
Miskina77332/
Meschin77249/
Miszkin7799/
Mytskin7732/
Mechkin7731/
Meskeen7729/
Myszkin7713/
Mescken7712/
Mesquin7712/
Mosskin7710/
Meskyna777/
Miskinn776/
Meszken776/
Meshken775/
Moesken775/
Misskin772/
Mos'kin772/
Masskin772/
Metsken772/
Moszkin772/
Mitskin771/
Misckin771/
Mezkina771/
Meisken771/
Moiskin771/
Miskien771/
Maskien771/
Mysjkin771/
Medsken770/
Meshkinova7550/
Miskn732/
Myshkina714,468/
Mishkina714,001/
Meškienė71613/
Mishkind7186/
Mischkin7126/
Moschkin7124/
Meshchin717/
Maschkin713/
Myschkin713/
Mayskina712/
Moisekin712/
Meeskeen712/
Meshkeen712/
Mashckin711/
Maysekin711/
Misckina711/
Mishkuin711/
Moshckin711/
Mesquina711/
Meschken711/
Miszkina711/
Masken67289/
Moskyn67153/
Misken67111/
Mosken6787/
Maskyn6747/
Myskyn6738/
Mazkin6736/
Mösken6736/
Miskinova6733/
Mischkind6712/
Masqin677/
Mischkina675/
Mayshekin674/
Myschkina671/
Mayshkina671/
Mishshkin671/
Mioshkina671/
Maiskienė671/
Muiskienė671/
Misėkienė671/
Misqin671/
Miškin671/
Mozkin671/
Mosckn671/
Myskim671/
Meeshkyna671/

Meskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meskin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻜﻴﻦmskyn-
Meskin in the Marathi language
कीनkina-
Meskin in the Russian language
Мескинmeskin-

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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 Meskin
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