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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekewe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly 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.
The last name Mekewe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Mekewe is primarily found in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
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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