Meikwe Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Meikwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Meikwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meikwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meikwe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meikwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Meikwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meikwe reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Meikwe is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Meikwe
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