Mekama Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Mekama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mekama (49) may also be a first name.
Mekama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekama is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,504,764th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Mekama is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Mekama are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mekama is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 49 people.
It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Barring The DR Congo Mekama occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 37 percent are found and Gabon, where 6 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 Mekama
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