Mekeng Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Mekeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 502 | 1:41,373 | 5,507 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Mékeng (1) are calculated separately.
Mekeng (20) may also be a first name.
Mekeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekeng is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Mékeng. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekeng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekeng is the 572,152nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname Mekeng is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mekeng live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 20 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 41,373. In Cameroon Mekeng is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 46 percent reside, West Region, where 19 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mékeng | 94 | 1 | / |
| Meikeng | 92 | 124 | / |
| Mekeung | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mekieng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mehkeng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Meukeng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Moekeng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mekueng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mezkeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maekeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mekng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mekengue | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mehekeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makeng | 83 | 1,186 | / |
| Meking | 83 | 511 | / |
| Mokeng | 83 | 501 | / |
| Mikeng | 83 | 142 | / |
| Meceng | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mecking | 77 | 1,375 | / |
| Mekking | 77 | 533 | / |
| Meeking | 77 | 396 | / |
| Makoeng | 77 | 199 | / |
| Meaking | 77 | 83 | / |
| Mokoeng | 77 | 51 | / |
| Mmokeng | 77 | 28 | / |
| Maakeng | 77 | 24 | / |
| Makaeng | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mokueng | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mmakeng | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mecheng | 77 | 17 | / |
| Makueng | 77 | 16 | / |
| Makieng | 77 | 7 | / |
| Meiceng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Meiking | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maikeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhokeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makengh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekenke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekiong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekyong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekings | 77 | 0 | / |
| Meuking | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mieking | 77 | 0 | / |
| MacKeng | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mehking | 77 | 0 | / |
| Maeking | 77 | 0 | / |
| Meakings | 71 | 149 | / |
| Mekemgue | 71 | 38 | / |
| Mikengue | 71 | 16 | / |
| Meicheng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moecking | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meeching | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meshking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muikheng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahakeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meecking | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meckings | 71 | 0 | / |
| Making | 67 | 1,738 | / |
| Myking | 67 | 502 | / |
| Miking | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mekinc | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mecing | 67 | 20 | / |
| Möking | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moking | 67 | 7 | / |
| Miceng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muoykheng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mäking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meqing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqeng | 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 Mekeng
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