Menkeng Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Menkeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 140 | 1:148,350 | 16,370 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
Menkeng (11) may also be a first name.
Menkeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menkeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Menkeng has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Menkeng? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,353,468th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Menkeng live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.
Menkeng is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 148,350. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside, Centre Region, where 14 percent reside and East Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menkoeng | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mengkeng | 93 | 2 | / |
| Menkieng | 93 | 2 | / |
| Minkeng | 86 | 533 | / |
| Menking | 86 | 436 | / |
| Menceng | 86 | 30 | / |
| Mencheng | 80 | 400 | / |
| Mengceng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moenking | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mengking | 80 | 1 | / |
| Minkengue | 75 | 54 | / |
| Mengcheng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Minking | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mönking | 71 | 2 | / |
| Minkemg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mencing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menching | 67 | 25 | / |
| Minkiong | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mengqing | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mincheng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Minkings | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mingcheng | 63 | 10 | / |
| Mincing | 57 | 9 | / |
| Minqing | 57 | 7 | / |
| Mnccing | 57 | 1 | / |
| Minching | 53 | 33 | / |
| Minchenk | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Menkeng
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