Mekono Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Mekono Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 183 | 1:113,492 | 13,142 |
| Congo | 56 | 1:89,091 | 7,544 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Mekono (110) may also be a first name.
Mekono Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekono Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekono occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekono? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekono is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mekono live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mekono is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 110 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 113,492. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 88 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside and South Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Mekono is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 22 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 2 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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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