Mekossi Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Mekossi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Mekossi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekossi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekossi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekossi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekossi reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Mekossi is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent reside and West Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Mekossi exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 15 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
- 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 Mekossi
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