Mekwi Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Mekwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 256 | 1:81,129 | 9,926 |
| Thailand | 204 | 1:346,266 | 60,105 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
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
Mekwi is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekwi is the 648,005th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The surname Mekwi is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Mekwi reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 81,129. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 36 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 15 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Mekwi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 44 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekwai | 91 | 141 | / |
| Mekkwi | 91 | 18 | / |
| Mekwii | 91 | 2 | / |
| Miekwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meakwai | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mekwhai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maekwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekui | 80 | 4,940 | / |
| Mekwa | 80 | 1,263 | / |
| Mecwi | 80 | 715 | / |
| Mekwe | 80 | 418 | / |
| Makwi | 80 | 347 | / |
| Mokwi | 80 | 46 | / |
| Mikwi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mekwy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Megwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mekgwe | 73 | 4,351 | / |
| Mmekwa | 73 | 1,358 | / |
| Mokwai | 73 | 469 | / |
| Megwai | 73 | 168 | / |
| Makwai | 73 | 153 | / |
| Mhekwa | 73 | 105 | / |
| Mmekwe | 73 | 86 | / |
| Mhikwi | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mekgwa | 73 | 44 | / |
| Mokwei | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mekuie | 73 | 27 | / |
| Megwei | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mekhwe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Makwei | 73 | 21 | / |
| Miekwe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Meikwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Makgwi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Makkwi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Meikui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mekwue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mekwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mgekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meykwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Makwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meekui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhakwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mecwiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miekui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Makwih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Makwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meekwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meakwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maikwai | 67 | 74 | / |
| Makgwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mokwaai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Makwaai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mekueyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meekway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mekwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhiekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmekwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmeikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmekwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miekwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekgwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekkway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meckuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meckway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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