Mkem Surname
Approximately 627 people bear this surname
Mkem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 615 | 1:288,037 | 16,192 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mkem (68) may also be a first name.
Mkem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkem is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mkem.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkem is the 519,402nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkem live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mkem is also the 1,181,159th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 68 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 615 people, or 1 in 288,037. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 87 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkeme | 89 | 214 | / |
| McKem | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mmkem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkeim | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkheme | 80 | 25 | / |
| McKeam | 80 | 2 | / |
| McKeem | 80 | 0 | / |
| McKeme | 80 | 0 | / |
| McKeim | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mqem | 75 | 49 | / |
| Mkim | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mkjm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mqeem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkjmh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqemd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mqeemh | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mcheim | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mgqeme | 60 | 1 | / |
| McCkim | 60 | 1 | / |
| McQuem | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mckaim | 60 | 1 | / |
| McKuim | 60 | 0 | / |
| McKime | 60 | 0 | / |
| McKoim | 60 | 0 | / |
| McGeem | 60 | 0 | / |
| McCkime | 55 | 1 | / |
| McKimme | 55 | 1 | / |
| McQueme | 55 | 0 | / |
| McKimtht | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mqim | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mqjm | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mckimová | 50 | 1 | / |
| McGeehim | 50 | 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
- 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 Mkem
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