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Throughout the world, 梅基 (Maki , Mekki , Melky ) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name 梅基 is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, Montenegro, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and Algeria, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Algeria, and Indonesia. Likewise, 梅基 is the last name as well as the forename.
梅基 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Maki Nishikino , the fictional character from Love Live!, Love Live! School Idol Project; Maki Zen'in , the fictional character from Jujutsu Kaisen; Maki Shijo , the fictional character from Kaguya-sama: Love is War; Maki Ichinose , the fictional character from Bleach and Maki Genryusai , the fictional video game character, Street Fighter.