Mekaji Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mekaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Mekaji (24) may also be a first name.
Mekaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekaji (Hindi: मेकजी, Marathi: मेकाजी) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mekaji.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekaji is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Mekaji are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mekaji is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name world-wide, borne by 24 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 33 percent are found, Jigawa, where 33 percent are found and Zamfara, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekaji in the Hindi language | ||
| मेकजी | mekaji | - |
| Mekaji in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकाजी | mekaji | 85.71 |
| मेकािज | mekaija | 14.29 |
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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 Mekaji
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