Mekuwa Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Mekuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 25 | 1:5,113,772 | 39,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Mekuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekuwa occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Mekuwa is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Mekuwa live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Mekuwa is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 5,113,772. In Japan it is most numerous in: Toyama Prefecture, where 92 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 4 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 4 percent live. Beside Japan Mekuwa is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekeuwa | 92 | 35 | / |
| Mekouwa | 92 | 14 | / |
| Mekauwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makuwa | 83 | 16,019 | / |
| Mokuwa | 83 | 1,656 | / |
| Mikuwa | 83 | 834 | / |
| Mekuba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mekuwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mekiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Makhuwa | 77 | 301 | / |
| Makuhwa | 77 | 84 | / |
| Mokhuwa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Mekouba | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mmakuwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Maakuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Makauwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mekouwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maikuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makeuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokuwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makuiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekuewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekouwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makuuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miskuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokhuiwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makhuwha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maikauwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Makuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekhouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makiwa | 67 | 8,099 | / |
| Mokiwa | 67 | 4,437 | / |
| Makuva | 67 | 534 | / |
| Makuwo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Mikuwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mikiwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mekuve | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mokuva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mekiwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Macuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mikuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muikuwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikuwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meqiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikouwai | 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 Mekuwa
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