Mekuto Surname

332,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mekuto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekuto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0731:50,4926,407
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mekuto Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mekuto Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mekuto is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekuto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,755th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mekuto live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mekuto is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,073 people, or 1 in 50,492. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent reside, Western Cape, where 29 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Mekuto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mekuto surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mekuto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.24% less than the national average, earning R 189,540 per year and in United States they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $39,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekhuto9215/
Mekhutho863/
Mekoutou863/
Makuto831,336/
Mokuto8399/
Mekoto8378/
Mekito839/
Mekuta835/
Mikuto834/
Mecuto831/
Makhuto7747/
Mikhuto7721/
Makutho776/
Maikuto774/
Mekotou772/
Makouto771/
Mescuto771/
Mokutou771/
Mekutta771/
Mekueta771/
Mekouta771/
Meckito771/
Mescouto711,935/
Mokoutou71189/
Mmakhuto7116/
Mekkhutthot716/
Mescuito713/
Meskuita712/
Moekauta712/
Mokoutho711/
Mekhotho711/
Mezkuita711/
Makuta6713,390/
Mokuta671,635/
Mikuta671,383/
Makito671,353/
Mokito67213/
Mekota67191/
Mikoto67106/
Mekita6779/
Měkuta6771/
Mikito6742/
Makkoutou6716/
Mykito6711/
Meskhouta675/
Mykuta674/
Mecuta671/

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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 Mekuto
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