Mekanga Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Mekanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mekanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekanga occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mekanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekanga? popularity and diffusion
Mekanga is the 2,979,664th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekanga are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 93 percent live, East Region, where 5 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Mekanga exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
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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 Mekanga
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