Mekane Surname
Approximately 7,146 people bear this surname
Mekane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,922 | 1:14,092 | 1,992 |
| India | 91 | 1:8,429,290 | 174,159 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Mekane (1,690) may also be a first name.
Mekane Demographics
Average Mekane Salary in
United States
$66,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mekane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekane (Arabic: ميكان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﺎﻥ, Marathi: मेकाने) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mekane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekane is the 69,371st most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,019,808 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mekane are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 187,093rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 1,690 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,922 people, or 1 in 14,092. Besides Ethiopia Mekane occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Mekane Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mekane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 544.93% more than the national average, earning R 1,532,590 per year and in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻜﺎﻥ | mkan | - |
| Mekane in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकाने | mekane | 81.74 |
| मेकाणे | mekane | 15.65 |
| मेकने | mekane | 0.87 |
| Mekane in the Arabic language | ||
| ميكان | mykan | - |
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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 Mekane
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