Mekongo Surname

88,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mekongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,4171:3,834455
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mekongo (243) may also be a first name.

Mekongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekongo is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 88,000th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,333,982 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekongo are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 573,164th most common first name at a global level, held by 243 people.

Mekongo is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5,417 people, or 1 in 3,834. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 83 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found and South Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Mekongo
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