Mekong Surname
Approximately 1,972 people bear this surname
Mekong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,912 | 1:10,862 | 1,455 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mekong (121) may also be a first name.
Mekong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekong has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 209,527th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,695,510 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mekong are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mekong is also the 848,089th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 121 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,912 people, or 1 in 10,862. In Cameroon Mekong is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 55 percent are found, South Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Mekong is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maekong | 92 | 90 | / |
| Meekong | 92 | 88 | / |
| Mekoung | 92 | 17 | / |
| Meakong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mekkong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meikong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Medkong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mekongue | 86 | 33 | / |
| Meekhong | 86 | 31 | / |
| Meiskong | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mheekong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hmeekong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makong | 83 | 2,655 | / |
| Mekang | 83 | 767 | / |
| Mokong | 83 | 536 | / |
| Mikong | 83 | 443 | / |
| Mecong | 83 | 132 | / |
| Mekung | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mykong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mikhong | 77 | 483 | / |
| Makhong | 77 | 439 | / |
| Mitkong | 77 | 422 | / |
| Maikong | 77 | 184 | / |
| Makkong | 77 | 79 | / |
| Magkong | 77 | 61 | / |
| 'Makong | 77 | 50 | / |
| Mohkong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mackong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maakong | 77 | 8 | / |
| Moikong | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mokkong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mekonke | 77 | 7 | / |
| Moykong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mekeung | 77 | 3 | / |
| Meekung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meekang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahkong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokoung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meikang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meecong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miskong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekaang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokonkg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokoing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miekang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makongh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meckung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meakkhoung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makkhong | 71 | 486 | / |
| Mikongue | 71 | 185 | / |
| Maikhong | 71 | 42 | / |
| Mekangue | 71 | 18 | / |
| Moikoung | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mahakong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mahkhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magkhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makang | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mokang | 67 | 256 | / |
| Macong | 67 | 113 | / |
| Mocong | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mikang | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mikung | 67 | 14 | / |
| Micong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mahakhong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mecang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mekamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahakoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekanc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meakkhung | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mekong
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