Mekonnen Surname

1,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mekonnen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekonnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia502,2551:19417
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Israel1,5831:5,406807
United States1,2341:293,72727,220
Canada1651:223,30721,472
England901:619,09036,665
Italy831:736,82861,221
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Norway441:116,87015,419
Eritrea361:131,997149
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Austria161:532,21549,801
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Iceland91:42,2322,922
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
China51:273,464,31313,838
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
France41:16,605,680368,153
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mekonnen (603,740) may also be a first name.

Mekonnen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekonnen (Arabic: ميكونن, Russian: Меконнен) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekonnen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,054th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,304 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekonnen are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mekonnen is also the 1,644th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 603,740 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 502,255 people, or 1 in 194. Without taking into account Ethiopia it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Mekonnen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mekonnen are 41.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mekonnen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.5% less than the national average, earning €6,758 per year; in Norway they earn 24.68% less than the national average, earning 260,675 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.73% less than the national average, earning R 43,428 per year; in United States they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $42,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning $38,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mekonnen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mekonnen in the Russian language
Меконненmekonnen-
Mekonnen in the Arabic language
ميكوننmykwnn-

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Footnotes

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