Mekena Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Mekena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1271:163,53617,652
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mekena (65) may also be a first name.

Mekena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekena (Russian: Мекена) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mekena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Mekena live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mekena is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 65 people.

The last name Mekena is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 163,536. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: South Region, where 62 percent are found, Centre Region, where 35 percent are found and East Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent are found.

Mekena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mekena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mekena last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekenas9215/
Mekkena926/
Moekena925/
Mekenga922/
Mekeana921/
Meukena921/
Meskena921/
Mekeina921/
Meskenas8648/
Moekoena866/
Makena8350,725/
Mekina831,877/
Mekana831,121/
Mokena83713/
Mekeni83484/
Mecena83221/
Mikena8387/
Mekene8343/
Mekyna8326/
Mekona836/
Mekeno832/
Meshkenas806/
Meszkenas802/
Mokoena77213,942/
Makkena778,403/
Mokeina77522/
Mokhena77276/
Makoena77190/
Mikenas77183/
Mikenga77129/
Miekina7792/
Makhena7760/
Makaena7755/
Maikena7740/
Mockena7738/
Mekhina7737/
Mekkina7728/
Maakena7727/
Mackena7726/
Mokeuna7724/
Makiena7721/
Maken'a7720/
Mekanna7719/
Meskeni7719/
Makeena7718/
Mekiona7718/
Mekanai7718/
Mekhana7716/
Mikegna7714/
Meukina7713/
Makenah7711/
Mekeine779/
Maekana779/
Metkyna779/
Mekenie778/
Mokenai778/
Mekhyna778/
Mekkana777/
Meakana777/
Meekana777/
Meskyna777/
Mekiene776/
Mekengo776/
Meykina775/
Mechena775/
Mokqena775/
Mekeune774/
Makenai774/
Mhekana774/
Mekegne773/
Mekinga773/
Mokaena773/
Mikiena772/
Mekenez772/
Mekegni772/
Makeina772/
Mekkene772/
Makeana771/
Meckeny771/
Mikkena771/
Meikana771/
Mokkena771/
Mekened771/
Mekcene771/
Mekenge771/
Makenaa771/
Makeuna771/
Mecenea771/
Meukana771/
Mikeina771/
Mokeana771/
Mekonaa771/
Mekaana771/
Mekenes771/
Mekenyo771/
Mekeuni771/
Mekinah771/
'Mokena771/
Moekona771/
Mequena771/
Mgekeni771/
Mekegno771/
Mekenio771/
Moekana771/
Mokeena771/
Mmekeni771/
Meckana771/
Mickena770/
Makenay770/
Meekene770/
Meckenhaus750/
Mahakena71439/
Mok'hena7199/
Mechkina7127/
Mokh'ena7122/
Mechkene7116/
Meskener719/
Mokhoena717/
Mikenaya715/
Meskenis714/
Mikenaia713/
Meakenie713/
Meskinas712/
Mmakoena712/
Moikoena712/
Mekhenez712/
Makkeana711/
Makkeena711/
Mecheina711/
Metkeney711/
Meikeini711/
Meskenes711/
Messkina711/
Mackenah711/
Mechenai711/
Meukanau711/
Mikeenga711/
Mickenau711/
Moikenga711/
Mekeanne711/
Mekengou711/
Mekenhey711/
Mekhesne711/
Megkinas711/
Mokoenaa711/
Mgekenyi711/
Meijkene711/
Maequena711/
Mokkoena711/
Mokoenay711/
Meekanha711/
Mheekana711/
MacKeana710/
Makeanay710/
Mekegney710/
Meikener710/
Meekenes710/
Makina6734,318/
Makana6710,297/
Makona674,409/
Mokina673,570/
Mikina672,242/
Mokana671,041/
Mecina67814/
Mikana67733/
Mekano67530/
Micena67440/
Mecene67321/
Mekono67258/
Mokona67251/
Mokyna67224/
Mikeno67220/
Mikeni67151/
Mikyna67118/
Makeno6769/
Makyna6766/
Mykina6763/
Měkyna6759/
Mekini6749/
Maqena6744/
Mokeno6737/
Mikene6731/
Moqena6730/
Mecheneau6724/
Mykyna6722/
Moikeenah6718/
Meceni6717/
Mekine6715/
Mecana6711/
Mekino6710/
Mikona679/
Myshkenas672/
Mishkeina671/
Meikingai671/
Mycena671/
Messkeine671/
Mecona671/
Mékina671/
Mykene671/
Mekinh671/
Meeshkyna671/
Metkenych671/

Mekena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekena in the Russian language
Мекенаmekena-

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Footnotes

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