Mekela Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Mekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mekela (250) may also be a first name.
Mekela Demographics
Average Mekela Salary in
South Africa
R 212,568
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekela (Marathi: मेकेला, Oriya: େମେକଲା) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,315,412th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Mekela live; 33 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mekela is also the 563,826th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 250 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Mekela is most common in: Hela, where 56 percent are found, Enga, where 37 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.
Mekela Last Name Statistics demography
Mekela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning R 212,568 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekela in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେକଲା | emekala | - |
| Mekela in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकेला | mekela | - |
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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 Mekela
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