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 held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,518,885th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Mekawa are found; 69 percent are found in East Asia and 69 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Mekawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,360,046. In Japan Mekawa 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. Besides Japan this surname 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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