Meskis Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Meskis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meskis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Latvia471:43,6186,632
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Mešķis (1) are calculated separately.

Meskis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meskis occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Mešķis. Click here for other potential spellings of Meskis.

How Common Is The Last Name Meskis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,333,288th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Meskis reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Meskis is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 28 percent live, Illinois, where 21 percent live and California, where 16 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 28 percent live and Lithuania, where 15 percent live.

Meskis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meskis last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the party.

The amount Meskis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 36.17% more than the national average, earning $58,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.65% less than the national average, earning $39,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meshkis9269/
Meszkis922/
Mešķis891/
Mieszkis8610/
Meschkis861/
Miskis83128/
Meskes83107/
Meskys8324/
Maskis8313/
Moskis835/
Meschkies803/
Mieskes77220/
Meschis77109/
Moeskes7720/
Meszkes7714/
Metskes7714/
Mishkis7710/
Myshkis776/
Meshkys772/
Maskies771/
Maeskes771/
Maiskis771/
Miszkis771/
Maaskis771/
Mesquies719/
Mieszkiś711/
Miesskes711/
Miesckes711/
Mesquist711/
Maskys6743/
Miskys676/
Mazkis673/
Mishkishe671/

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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 Meskis
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