Mekete Surname
Approximately 18,239 people bear this surname
Mekete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 18,191 | 1:5,362 | 856 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Mekete (25,217) may also be a first name.
Mekete Demographics
Average Mekete Salary in
United States
$28,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mekete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekete occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekete? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,385th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 399,558 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekete live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 31,787th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 25,217 people.
Mekete is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 18,191 people, or 1 in 5,362. Aside from Ethiopia Mekete is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Mekete Last Name Statistics demography
Mekete earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.66% less than the national average, earning $28,625 USD per year.
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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 Mekete
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