Mekonou Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Mekonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 111 | 1:93,114 | 10,737 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Mekonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekonou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekonou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekonou is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Mekonou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekonou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 93,114. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 39 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 24 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 20 percent live. Barring Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
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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 Mekonou
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