Mekawa Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Mekawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 94 | 1:1,360,046 | 23,299 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Mekawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mekawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekawa? popularity and diffusion
Mekawa is the 1,518,885th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. Mekawa is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Mekawa live; 69 percent live in East Asia and 69 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,360,046. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 56 percent are found, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 22 percent are found and Kagawa Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Not including Japan it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Mekawa
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