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
Mekewe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mekewe live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently 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. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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