Mekene Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Mekene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mekene (47) may also be a first name.
Mekene Demographics
Average Mekene Salary in
South Africa
R 94,344
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mekene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekene (Russian: Мекене) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekene? popularity and diffusion
Mekene is the 2,979,664th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Mekene is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mekene reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 47 people.
The surname Mekene is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 39 percent are found, West Region, where 39 percent are found and Centre Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Mekene Last Name Statistics demography
Mekene earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.3% less than the national average, earning R 94,344 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekene in the Russian language | ||
| Мекене | mekene | - |
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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 Mekene
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