Mekalo Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Mekalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mekalo (107) may also be a first name.
Mekalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekalo (Marathi: मेकालो, Russian: Мекало) is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mekalo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekalo? popularity and diffusion
Mekalo is the 1,765,740th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mekalo are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mekalo is also the 910,230th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 107 people.
The last name Mekalo is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 276,921. In Cameroon Mekalo is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 53 percent reside, Centre Region, where 21 percent reside and South Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekalo in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकालो | mekalo | - |
| Mekalo in the Russian language | ||
| Мекало | mekalo | - |
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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 Mekalo
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