Mekamkwe Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mekamkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekamkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Mekamkwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekamkwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekamkwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Mekamkwe reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Mekamkwe is most common in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 36 percent live and Cross River, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live.

Mekamkwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mekamkwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekankwe8818/
Mekamgue7558/
Makamgue6387/
Mekemgue6338/
Mekangue6318/
Mekonkwa632/
Makamque631/
Moikangwe59161/
Moykangwe591/
Moikanngwe5616/
Makemgue50125/
Mikangue5044/
Mekongue5033/
Mikangwa501/

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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 Mekamkwe
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