Mekona Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mekona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mekona (8) may also be a first name.
Mekona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekona occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekona? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Mekona live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 8 people.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Mekona is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 33 percent reside, East New Britain, where 33 percent reside and Gulf, where 33 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 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 Mekona
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