Menkamla Surname

357,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Menkamla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menkamla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Cameroon1481:140,33215,641

Menkamla (358) may also be a first name.

Menkamla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menkamla is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menkamla? popularity and diffusion

Menkamla is the 357,522nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,179,848 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Menkamla are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Menkamla is also the 460,276th most common first name in the world, held by 358 people.

This last name is most widely held in Chad, where it is carried by 867 people, or 1 in 15,677. Outside of Chad it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.

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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 Menkamla
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