Mekera Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Mekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 39 | 1:284,097 | 42,188 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mekera (32) may also be a first name.
Mekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekera is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Mekera reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 32 people.
The surname Mekera is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 284,097. In Greece it is primarily found in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Greece this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Mekera
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