Mekom Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mekom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2441:85,11910,334
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Mekom (28) may also be a first name.

Mekom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekom is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mekom is the 959,117th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mekom reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mekom is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 85,119. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent live, South Region, where 21 percent live and East Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekome9129/
Mekoum9110/
Meekom911/
Meukom911/
Mekoume8322/
Meekcom8311/
Meekhom833/
Maegkom833/
Maekoum831/
Mekhoum831/
Maekuom831/
Mekam802,545/
Mokom801,741/
Mecom80334/
Makom80261/
Mikom8056/
Mekum8029/
Mekoumme771/
Mekame73366/
Mekham7397/
Meekam7375/
Meukam7374/
Mokhom7368/
Meacom7350/
Meekum7346/
Meikam7335/
Mekkam7334/
Makhom7326/
Mekume7325/
Mikhom7320/
Mikome7320/
Makuom7319/
Maikom7318/
Mehkam7315/
Miekam7310/
Mockom7310/
Mmekam739/
Maecom738/
Makohm738/
Meecom737/
Mahkom736/
Meckum735/
Mackom733/
Makoom733/
Mekhum732/
Mekeum732/
Mhakom732/
Medcom732/
Mecome732/
Meskum732/
Mekaum732/
Makoim732/
Mokkom731/
Metcom731/
Mogkom731/
Mehkum731/
Moikom731/
Mokoom731/
Mikoum731/
Maakom731/
Mescom731/
Mekaam731/
Meakum731/
Muikom731/
Meckam730/
Meekham67185/
Mekkham67136/
Makhoum67122/
Mahkoum6732/
Mekkhum6732/
Mishkom6727/
Meekhum6716/
Mahakom6714/
Meecome676/
Meddkam674/
Makhoom672/
Meackam672/
Muikome671/
Makkhom671/
Maikome671/
Mekuime671/
Maakoum671/
Messkam671/
Meikham671/
Meckham670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mekom
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