Mekambo Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mekambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1311:158,54317,246
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mekambo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mekambo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mekambo is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mekambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mekambo is the 1,497,948th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Mekambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mekambo live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Mekambo is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 158,543. In Cameroon Mekambo is mostly found in: East Region, where 94 percent are found, Far North Region, where 5 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Mekambo occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekambou9322/
Meckambou884/
Makambo8628,848/
Mokambo86916/
Mikambo86233/
Mekamba86119/
Mekombo864/
Mekembou8028/
Mackambo8011/
Makhambo809/
Maikambo804/
Mekambeu803/
Mockambo801/
Makammbo801/
Makaambo801/
Mekanbou801/
Mekamvou801/
Makkamboy755/
Mekoumbou754/
Maikambou751/
Makamba7114,421/
Makombo716,997/
Mokamba712,083/
Makembo711,306/
Mikembo71625/
Mokombo71490/
Mikamba71433/
Mikombo71376/
Mekomba71376/
Macombo71110/
Mokembo7173/
Macambo7155/
Maqombo712/
Mecamba711/
Mocambo711/
Mekemba711/
Maykhambou711/
Makhamba671,407/
Muikamba67451/
Maikombo6727/
Mokhombo6720/
Makambeu6717/
Maikamba6715/
Makembou6711/
Mekoumba676/
Mickembo674/
Mokhamba672/
Maikanbo672/
Makhembo671/
Mokambah671/
Makhombo671/
Makoombo671/
Makaamba671/
Mickombo671/
Mekombeu671/
Mekembeu671/
Mequamba671/

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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
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  • 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 Mekambo
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