Mekowa Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Mekowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Mekowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekowa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekowa is the 2,047,559th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Mekowa are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon Mekowa is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 51 percent reside, West Region, where 43 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Mekowa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent reside and Gabon, where 1 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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- 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 Mekowa
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