Mekobo Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mekobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mekobo (24) may also be a first name.

Mekobo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mekobo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mekobo occurs most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekobo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekobo reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mekobo is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon Mekobo is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 79 percent are found, West Region, where 15 percent are found and East Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekgobo92270/
Mekoubo923/
Mekobou921/
Mekobot921/
Mekoubou862/
Makobo8314,908/
Mokobo83479/
Mekubo83388/
Mikobo8363/
Mekoba8356/
Mekebo8325/
Mekabo834/
Mokhobo772,603/
Makhobo77270/
Makoubo77126/
Mokoebo7773/
Meikubo7741/
Maikobo7716/
Mekouba7714/
Makoboh773/
Makoebo772/
Makobou772/
Maekoba772/
Mmakobo771/
Mikobuo771/
Mekeubou712/
Meukouba711/
Meňkoová711/
Mekhouba711/
Makoba6710,731/
Makabo671,139/
Mokoba67825/
Mokabo67564/
Mokebo67437/
Mecabo67302/
Mekaba67147/
Makebo67136/
Maqebo6767/
Mikoba6740/
Maqobo6723/
Mikebo6721/
Macobo6719/
Moqobo6712/
Mikubo6711/
Mekuba674/
Mekhoubad674/
Micobo673/
Mekeba672/
Maikoubou672/
Mecubo671/
Mekhoubat671/
Moqebo671/
Mocobo671/
Mackoubou671/

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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
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  • 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 Mekobo
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