Mekamu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Mekamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mekamu (49) may also be a first name.
Mekamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekamu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekamu is the 4,649,889th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Mekamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Mekamu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mekamu is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 49 people.
The surname Mekamu is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Besides Ethiopia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 44 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maekamu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Mekamou | 92 | 5 | / |
| Meukameu | 86 | 18 | / |
| Meakaimu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mekamgou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makamu | 83 | 12,433 | / |
| Mekemu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Mokamu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mekomu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekomou | 77 | 191 | / |
| Moikamu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Makhamu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mokhamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maikamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Makamau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mikamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makamui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makaimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekoumou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mickamou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maikamou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meukomou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikemu | 67 | 2,545 | / |
| Makomu | 67 | 395 | / |
| Makemu | 67 | 337 | / |
| Mokomu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Maqamu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Macamu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mokemu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mocamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mikomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meikeumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhomu | 62 | 449 | / |
| Mokhomu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mikemou | 62 | 5 | / |
| Maqhamu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Makemau | 62 | 2 | / |
| Maikomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mikoumou | 57 | 17 | / |
| Makoumou | 57 | 7 | / |
| Mokoumou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Makemheu | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Mekamu
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