Mekeye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mekeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mekeye (6) may also be a first name.
Mekeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekeye occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekeye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekeye is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Mekeye live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mekeye is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 6 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Hela, where 50 percent reside and West Sepik, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Mekeye
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