Mmeku Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mmeku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmeku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mmeku (5) may also be a first name.

Mmeku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mmeku is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmeku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Mmeku is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mmeku are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most common first name world-wide, borne by 5 people.

The surname Mmeku is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 33 percent live, North West, where 33 percent live and Western Cape, where 33 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Meku895,290/
Mekui804,940/
Mekou802,087/
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Meuku80133/
Mekau8076/
Meiku8031/
Mmaku8025/
Mekku8017/
Mieku8015/
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Mgeku805/
Meaku803/
Maeku803/
Mekuh802/
Mekhu802/
Mekuj801/
Mheku801/
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Mmakau73386/
Meikeu73222/
Meskus73214/
Meikou7350/
Meukeu7338/
Meskau7337/
Meykut7326/
Meikup7324/
Megkou7322/
Metkus7321/
Meykup7318/
Meckus7317/
Meakou7316/
Mmekoe7311/
Mekeuh7311/
Mekheu7310/
Mekhou736/
Meykus735/
Meku'e735/
Meskup734/
Meikui733/
Mekouh733/
Mekhup732/
Meisku732/
Mekoup732/
Meckeu732/
Mekuch732/
Medkou731/
Miekeu731/
Meekui731/
Miekui731/
Miekou731/
Meškus731/
Mekoud731/
Mekeue731/
Mekkus731/
Mejkou731/
Meskut731/
Meskhu731/
Mekuth731/
Mekhus731/
Mekhau731/
Metkhu731/
Meekus731/
Meekhu731/
Maku6716,742/
Moku671,503/
Miku671,137/
Mecu67659/
Myku6717/
Meskoud676/
Mekkuth673/
Mechkou673/
Meekoud672/
Meškutė672/
Meshkou672/
Mekouha672/
Mekhuha671/
Mekhoud671/
Mekeuhe671/
Mehekeu671/
Meakeuh671/
Meihkuh671/
Meikeue671/
Meschku671/
Meskout671/
Meskaus671/
Meckuis671/
Messkou671/
Mekouch671/
Meekout671/
Meekaud671/

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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 Mmeku
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