Mekuna Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mekuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mekuna (8) may also be a first name.
Mekuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekuna (Russian: Мекуна) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mekuna.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Mekuna is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekuna live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 8 people.
Mekuna is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mekuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekuna in the Russian language | ||
| Мекуна | mekuna | - |
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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 Mekuna
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