Mekonen Surname

3,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Mekonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia122,5051:796132
Eritrea17,7161:268108
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Canada541:682,32655,162
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Norway91:571,36544,190
Djibouti91:101,659734
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Finland71:785,24338,644
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mekonen (143,993) may also be a first name.

Mekonen Last Name Facts

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

Mekonen (Russian: Мэконэн) is most common in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekonen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mekonen is the 3,989th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,761 people. Mekonen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekonen reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mekonen is also the 7,279th most common forename globally. It is borne by 143,993 people.

Mekonen is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 122,505 people, or 1 in 796. Not including Ethiopia Mekonen occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Eritrea, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mekonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mekonen surname are 31.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mekonen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning 356,362 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.89% less than the national average, earning $40,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $38,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mekonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekonen in the Russian language
Мэконэнmekonen-

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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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