Mekwi Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mekwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2561:81,1299,926
Thailand2041:346,26660,105
Scotland71:764,83125,488

Mekwi (11) may also be a first name.

Mekwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekwi is most common in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 648,005th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name Mekwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Mekwi are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 81,129. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 36 percent live, Southwest Region, where 25 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 44 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekwai91141/
Mekkwi9118/
Mekwii912/
Miekwi911/
Meakwai835/
Mekwhai831/
Maekwai831/
Mekui804,940/
Mekwa801,263/
Mecwi80715/
Mekwe80418/
Makwi80347/
Mokwi8046/
Mikwi808/
Mekwy804/
Megwi802/
Mekgwe734,351/
Mmekwa731,358/
Mokwai73469/
Megwai73168/
Makwai73153/
Mhekwa73105/
Mmekwe7386/
Mhikwi7371/
Mekgwa7344/
Mokwei7327/
Mekuie7327/
Megwei7327/
Mekhwe7325/
Makwei7321/
Miekwe7317/
Meikwe7311/
Makgwi7311/
Makkwi735/
Meikui733/
Moekwe732/
Maekwe732/
Mekwue732/
Mekwey732/
Mgekwe731/
Meykwa731/
Makwui731/
Meekui731/
Mhakwi731/
Mecwiz731/
Megwie731/
Miekui731/
Mekwet731/
Makwih731/
Makwie731/
Meekwy731/
Meakwe731/
Meakwa731/
Maikwai6774/
Makgwai6711/
Mokwaai676/
Makwaai674/
Mekueyi674/
Meekway672/
Mekwaya672/
Mhiekwa671/
Mmekwoa671/
Maikwoi671/
Mmeikwe671/
Mmekwue671/
M'Mekwa671/
Maikwis671/
Makweih671/
Miekwue671/
Mekgwej671/
Mekkway671/
Meckuis671/
Meckway670/

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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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  • 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 Mekwi
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