Menkala Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Congo

Menkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Menkala (30) may also be a first name.

Menkala Last Name Facts

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

Menkala (Arabic: منقالا, Hindi: मेनकला) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menkala? popularity and diffusion

Menkala is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Menkala is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Menkala reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Menkala is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name on earth, held by 30 people.

The surname Menkala is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 67 percent live and Far North Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Menkala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menkala in the Hindi language
मेनकलाmenakala-
Menkala in the Arabic language
منقالاmnqala-

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Footnotes

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