Mekema Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Mekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mekema (14) may also be a first name.

Mekema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekema is most common in Chad. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mekema reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Mekema is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Chad, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,398,050. Without taking into account Chad this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekemea922/
Mekeuma921/
Meckemma861/
Makema83772/
Mekoma83293/
Mokema83164/
Mekama83139/
Mekeme8358/
Mekima8310/
Mikema835/
Mekemo834/
Mecema832/
Mekemeahe801/
Makhema771,176/
Mokhema77415/
Mekimah77292/
Mikhema77111/
Mokoema7769/
Mekemie7712/
Makemai7712/
Maekama778/
Mikemai776/
Meskima773/
Mecemma772/
Mekemei772/
Meikeme772/
Makemau772/
Makoema772/
Makaema772/
Mekomah772/
Mockema771/
Moekama771/
Mecemaa771/
Mekkemi771/
Miekeme771/
Mekemmo771/
Mekemeh771/
Makiema771/
Mechema771/
Mikiema771/
Mokemah771/
Mokeema771/
Mekamma771/
Makemma771/
Mickema770/
Mokhoema71207/
Meakemie71120/
Mekemgou712/
Makhoema711/
Mekemech711/
Meakimea711/
Meakeime711/
Makkemma711/
Mokoma676,158/
Mokemo671,698/
Mikoma671,555/
Mokima67713/
Mokama67386/
Makemo67340/
Mikemi67133/
Mikemo6799/
Mikama6744/
Mikima6743/
Mekimo6740/
Mekomo6722/
Mikemy674/
Mekimi674/
Mekheimer673/
Mekamo673/
Mikeme673/
Micema672/
Mykima671/
Mekimy671/
Moqema671/
Mecoma671/
Meakehmie671/
Meceme671/
Meikeumou671/

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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 Mekema
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