Meskus Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Meskus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meskus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1541:35,6934,617
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

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

Meskus Last Name Facts

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

Meskus is found most frequently in Finland. It can appear as a variant: Meškus. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meskus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meskus is the 1,129,067th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Meskus live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 35,693. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 63 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 14 percent are found and Lapland, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Finland this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Meskus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meskus surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.75% being registered with the political party.

Meskus earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $32,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meškus941/
Metskus923/
Meskaus921/
Mekus91467/
Mesku9119/
Maskus83229/
Moskus83148/
Miskus83116/
Mekush83100/
Miekus8399/
Meskos8397/
Mekous8361/
Meskau8337/
Mescus8336/
Metkus8321/
Meckus8317/
Meikus8315/
Meykus835/
Meskup834/
Meisku832/
Meekus831/
Mekhus831/
Meskhu831/
Meskut831/
Mekuse831/
Mekkus831/
Meku805,290/
Mekkous77219/
Mytskus7735/
Miekusz776/
Meskoud776/
Mekhous775/
Miekush773/
Meshkou772/
Meckuis771/
Misskus771/
Moshkus771/
Meschku771/
Meskout771/
Messkou771/
Mikus735,877/
Mekui734,940/
Misku732,281/
Mekou732,087/
Mekeu73779/
Meskó73459/
Mykus73227/
Meuku73133/
Mecus7386/
Mekau7376/
Meiku7331/
Mekuz7321/
Mekku7317/
Mieku7315/
Meeku7313/
Mmeku735/
Mgeku735/
Meaku733/
Mekhu732/
Mekuh732/
Mekuu731/
Mekuj731/
Meyku731/
Mheku731/
Mekuy731/
Meshkouh7135/
Mittskus7121/
Maskoush7114/
Meschkuz7110/
Mischkus715/
Mitskous713/
Mickus672,893/
Mykush67259/
Meikeu67222/
Mikush67193/
Miskos67173/
Mikusz67152/
Miskou67104/
Majkus67100/
Miescu6785/
Mikkus6763/
Meikou6750/
Meukeu6738/
Mikuss6731/
Maykus6729/
Meykut6726/
Maikus6726/
Meikup6724/
Miceus6723/
Megkou6722/
Myshku6721/
Meykup6718/
Meakou6716/
Miosku6714/
Mikuse6713/
Mykusz6712/
Miškus6711/
Mekeuh6711/
Mekheu6710/
Metcus677/
Meccus677/
Messcu676/
Mitsku676/
Mekhou676/
Mikeus675/
Meku'e675/
Miskuh674/
Mekushova674/
Meikui673/
Mekouh673/
Mikaus673/
Mekuch672/
Mikous672/
Miskusova672/
Mekhup672/
Mekoup672/
Meckeu672/
Meekhu671/
Metkhu671/
Meikehous671/
Mekhau671/
Mekuth671/
Mescos671/
Maskuz671/
Mecuss671/
Mozkus671/
Moskuz671/
Mexkou671/
Midkus671/
Miekeu671/
Miekui671/
Miskuz671/
Miscku671/
Mekoud671/
Mekeue671/
Myskou671/
Mejkou671/
Medkou671/
Mytkus671/
Meekui671/
Miekou671/
Mecuse670/
Mecaus670/

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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
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  • 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 Meskus
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