Mekede Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mekede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Mekede (85) may also be a first name.

Mekede Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mekede Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mekede occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Mekede occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekede reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mekede is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 85 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda Mekede is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 77 percent are found, Kumi District, where 13 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekedje9211/
Mekedde921/
Mekhede921/
Mekedder8611/
Mekedess861/
Mekedech861/
Mekeddes861/
Mekeadje861/
Mekkeder861/
Moekhede861/
Mekeda831,717/
Mekade83331/
Mokede8388/
Makede8349/
Mekedi8343/
Mekide839/
Mecede837/
Mikede831/
Mekheda77706/
Mokhede77166/
Mechede7752/
Mekhade7742/
Makhede773/
Mekedhi773/
Mekhedi772/
Meykade772/
Maikede772/
Mekeudi771/
Makaede771/
Meikide771/
Mekkeda771/
Mekedha771/
Mekider771/
Mekidei771/
Moekedi771/
Mokedde771/
Mekkide771/
Makedde771/
MacKedie7167/
Meykadeh7123/
Mekidech7111/
Mhekhade717/
Mekeadis713/
Mekidesh713/
Mekhides712/
Moykhede712/
Mekeddis711/
Mekidess711/
Meikedai711/
Moekhade711/
Meekadee711/
Makode679,562/
Makade675,353/
Makedi67580/
Mokedi67382/
Mokide67259/
Mokade67162/
Makide67115/
Maqede67109/
Mikedi6788/
Mokode6779/
Mekidi6776/
Mekodi6757/
MacKeddie6747/
Mekadi6722/
Mikode6722/
Mykeda6719/
Mikeda6717/
Mekida6712/
Mikide6710/
Mikade676/
Mackeddei673/
Mecide673/
Makedy671/
Mahakhede671/
Mecade671/
Mecode671/
Mackeidey671/
Micede671/
Meshkideh671/
Mekady671/

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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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  • 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 Mekede
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