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

Mmeku is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mmeku.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmeku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mmeku is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Mmeku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mmeku live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mmeku is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name globally, held by 5 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Mmeku is most common in: Limpopo, where 33 percent are found, North West, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meku895,290/
Mekui804,940/
Mekou802,087/
Mekeu80779/
Meuku80133/
Mekau8076/
Meiku8031/
Mmaku8025/
Mekku8017/
Mieku8015/
Meeku8013/
Moeku8013/
Mgeku805/
Meaku803/
Maeku803/
Mekuh802/
Mekhu802/
Mekuj801/
Mheku801/
Mekuu801/
Meyku801/
Mekuy801/
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
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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 Mmeku
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