Mekolo Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mekolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1731:120,05213,748
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Mekolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekolo occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mekolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mekolo is the 1,144,405th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mekolo are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 120,052. In Cameroon Mekolo is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 92 percent reside, South Region, where 2 percent reside and East Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Mekolo is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekgolo9240/
Mekolop921/
Mekolou921/
Mekoulo921/
Mekoulou861,862/
Makolo8320,377/
Mokolo835,718/
Mikolo831,983/
Mekola83110/
Mekalo83108/
Mekulo835/
Mekelo832/
Meekoulou801/
Meykoulou801/
Makoloi771,079/
Mickolo77514/
Maikolo77356/
Mokholo77270/
Makholo77168/
Makollo77148/
Muikolo77137/
Mekoula77131/
Meckola7727/
Mikolou7723/
Mekoola7721/
Mikolop777/
Mokolou775/
Makohlo774/
Makoloo773/
Makoilo773/
Mokollo772/
Mekolah772/
Mokolio772/
Makoolo772/
Mokoloi772/
Mmakolo772/
Mikolio772/
Mikoloy771/
Mekhola771/
Mekkola771/
Maakolo771/
Mescolo771/
Mikollo771/
Miekola771/
Mekolia771/
Makoloh771/
Maekelo771/
Makuolo771/
Mokoulo771/
Mechkalo71280/
Makhohlo7190/
Megkoula7155/
Maikholo7130/
Mickolio7127/
Maikollo7119/
Meshkalo7113/
Mekoulia7112/
Mickolos7111/
Mokoulou715/
Mmaikolo712/
Mikoulou712/
Mackoloo711/
Meikolah711/
Makhoolo711/
Maikgolo711/
Mokhohlo711/
Mekala6798,673/
Makola6724,933/
Micolo676,650/
Makalo675,264/
Mokola673,867/
Mikola673,344/
Mikalo672,423/
Maqolo671,465/
Makelo671,187/
Mokelo67571/
Mykalo67449/
Mekula67325/
Moqolo67304/
Mikelo67269/
Mecola67252/
Mekela67171/
Mokalo67169/
Mikulo67149/
Mykola6784/
Mecalo6761/
Moqalo6756/
Megkoulas6752/
Mocolo6746/
Mykulo6716/
Macolo6712/
Maikoulou6710/
Mack'oloo679/
Maikhohlo676/
Mikhoylou672/
Míkola672/
Miqelo671/
Maqelo671/
Mjkelo671/
Mícolo671/
Mocalo671/
Mackoulou671/

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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
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  • 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 Mekolo
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