Mekae Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mekae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mekae (91) may also be a first name.
Mekae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekae occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mekae click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekae? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Mekae occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Mekae live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mekae is also the 998,282nd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 91 people.
The surname Mekae is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Mekae is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 83 percent live and Chimbu, where 17 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
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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 Mekae
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