Meketu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Meketu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
Meketu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meketu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meketu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meketu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Meketu is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Meketu live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Meketu is most common in: Rivers, where 83 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 45 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekketu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Maketu | 83 | 923 | / |
| Miketu | 83 | 179 | / |
| Moketu | 83 | 61 | / |
| Mekatu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mekitu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meeketuth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maiketu | 77 | 1,340 | / |
| Makketu | 77 | 201 | / |
| Mitketu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Mokaetu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mekiotu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Moketou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mokoetu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mikietu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mekotou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mehkatu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mekoteu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makethu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahaketu | 71 | 65 | / |
| Mekkattu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mecheteu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Makhethu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mokhethu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mechetou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makeuteu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makatu | 67 | 3,776 | / |
| Makitu | 67 | 2,101 | / |
| Mokatu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Makotu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mokotu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikotu | 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 Meketu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis