Mekang Surname
Approximately 767 people bear this surname
Mekang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 648 | 1:32,051 | 4,326 |
| Thailand | 103 | 1:685,809 | 114,410 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mekang (74) may also be a first name.
Mekang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekang is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekang is the 444,963rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname Mekang is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Mekang are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mekang is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 74 people.
The last name Mekang is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 648 people, or 1 in 32,051. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 46 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 34 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meekang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mekeang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mekaang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Miekang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meikang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mekangue | 86 | 18 | / |
| Mekong | 83 | 1,972 | / |
| Makang | 83 | 990 | / |
| Mokang | 83 | 256 | / |
| Mikang | 83 | 35 | / |
| Mecang | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mekamg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekanc | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moekhaing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhang | 77 | 187 | / |
| Maekong | 77 | 90 | / |
| Makaung | 77 | 88 | / |
| Meekong | 77 | 88 | / |
| Mokkang | 77 | 74 | / |
| Mikhang | 77 | 59 | / |
| Maikang | 77 | 47 | / |
| Mekoung | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mockang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Makeang | 77 | 8 | / |
| Makaing | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mokaung | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mekeing | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mekeung | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maakang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meakong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meikong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meicang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Medkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekamgue | 71 | 58 | / |
| Mikangue | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mekongue | 71 | 33 | / |
| Meekhong | 71 | 31 | / |
| Meiskong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mheekong | 71 | 2 | / |
| MacKhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhaung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouykang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hmeekong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makong | 67 | 2,655 | / |
| Mokong | 67 | 536 | / |
| Mikong | 67 | 443 | / |
| Mecong | 67 | 132 | / |
| Macong | 67 | 113 | / |
| Micang | 67 | 111 | / |
| Macang | 67 | 65 | / |
| Meschkank | 67 | 14 | / |
| Makank | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mikhasing | 67 | 4 | / |
| Myokhaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mykong | 67 | 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
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- 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 Mekang
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