Mekem Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6001:34,6154,658
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mekem (55) may also be a first name.

Mekem Last Name Facts

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

Mekem (Russian: Мекем) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 524,446th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mekem live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name globally, held by 55 people.

The last name Mekem is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 600 people, or 1 in 34,615. In Cameroon Mekem is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 44 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 18 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekcem91593/
Meakem91116/
Meckem9160/
Mekeme9158/
Meikem9110/
Mekeum912/
Meukem912/
Meekem911/
Mekiem911/
Meikeme832/
Messkem831/
Meakeim831/
Makem80514/
Mikem80474/
Mokem80157/
Mekim80122/
Mekemova7719/
Meakeime771/
Mechem73696/
Mokiem73222/
Meakim73186/
Moekim73180/
Moqeem73151/
Maqeem73125/
Mokeem7396/
Maikem7344/
Mickem7343/
MacKem7326/
Makeem7314/
Makkem7313/
Makhem7311/
Mekkim734/
Mikeme733/
Mykhem732/
Meycem732/
Makiem731/
Makeum731/
Mekaim731/
Maakem731/
Makeim731/
Mokhem731/
Metkim731/
Mokkem731/
Mikiem731/
Meekim730/
Meachem67989/
Moqueem6734/
Meechem6728/
Meechim6724/
Mekchim6719/
Maqueem6715/
Mokheem679/
Moqheem676/
Meskime672/
MacKiem672/
Mhokeem671/
Mohkeem671/
Makheem671/
Meekhim671/
Mekuime671/
Meakime671/
Mmikeme671/
Mahakem671/
Makhiem671/
Mickeum670/
Mecheam670/
Meeckim670/
Meichem670/

Mekem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekem in the Russian language
Мекемmekem-

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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 Mekem
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