Mekewe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Mekewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Mekewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekewe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mekewe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Mekewe are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Mekewe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekewei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mekew | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mehkewei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mekawe | 83 | 349 | / |
| Mekewi | 83 | 186 | / |
| Mekewy | 83 | 183 | / |
| Makewe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Mekewa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mikewe | 83 | 19 | / |
| Mekeaw | 83 | 8 | / |
| Meekew | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mekywe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mokewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekawey | 77 | 858 | / |
| Meekeaw | 77 | 490 | / |
| Mekeeva | 77 | 197 | / |
| Maakewe | 77 | 107 | / |
| Mekewiy | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mekkewy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mekkeaw | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mechewe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mekiwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maikewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekewit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekiw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekheeva | 71 | 153 | / |
| Mekkawey | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mekkawee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mekeever | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moeykeaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meshkiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meakkeaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekawy | 67 | 17,652 | / |
| Mekawi | 67 | 3,739 | / |
| Mokowe | 67 | 984 | / |
| Makowe | 67 | 881 | / |
| Makeve | 67 | 85 | / |
| Mokawe | 67 | 78 | / |
| Makawe | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mikeaw | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mikawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mokeve | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mikebe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mekiwy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mekave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makewy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meckevech | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mekiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mickew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mekewe
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