Mekontso Surname
Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname
Mekontso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,073 | 1:19,356 | 2,642 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Mekontso (14) may also be a first name.
Mekontso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekontso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekontso is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekontso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 339,783rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,735,255 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekontso reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,073 people, or 1 in 19,356. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent live, Centre Region, where 29 percent live and West Region, where 12 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekontsou | 94 | 38 | / |
| Makontso | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makhontso | 82 | 31 | / |
| Mekontcho | 82 | 15 | / |
| Mokhontso | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makontsho | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mecontsou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikontso | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mekontchou | 78 | 1,716 | / |
| Makhontsho | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mekountcho | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mokantso | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mekoncho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekountchou | 74 | 64 | / |
| Meekontchou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mokhantso | 71 | 777 | / |
| Mekonchou | 71 | 30 | / |
| Makhontsa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maqontsho | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mykhantso | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mokantsho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhentso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokkantso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhantso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makonzo | 67 | 1,132 | / |
| Mokonzo | 67 | 527 | / |
| Mokhants'o | 67 | 144 | / |
| Mekonza | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mikonzo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mokhant'so | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mokhantsho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mekomtchou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maqhontsho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mecontchou | 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 Mekontso
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