Mekendi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mekendi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Mekendi (16) may also be a first name.
Mekendi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekendi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekendi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekendi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mekendi live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meskendi | 93 | 28 | / |
| Mekeundi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makendi | 86 | 592 | / |
| Mikendi | 86 | 56 | / |
| Mekenda | 86 | 23 | / |
| Mokendi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Mekende | 86 | 13 | / |
| Makuendi | 80 | 157 | / |
| Mackendi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Miskendi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mekendez | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makiendi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mikiendi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekendje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekendaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacKendie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekinda | 71 | 1,677 | / |
| Makindi | 71 | 1,424 | / |
| Makende | 71 | 544 | / |
| Mokindi | 71 | 479 | / |
| Mokende | 71 | 199 | / |
| Mikenda | 71 | 106 | / |
| Mikende | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mekinde | 71 | 23 | / |
| Makendy | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mikemdi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mykendy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikindi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikndi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuende | 67 | 154 | / |
| Mokoende | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mackendy | 67 | 15 | / |
| MacKende | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maekinde | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maikende | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meakinde | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makendeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekuinde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maakende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Midkindi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makindai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekéndez | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mekendi
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