Ameck Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ameck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ameck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ameck (261) may also be a first name.

Ameck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ameck is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ameck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ameck reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most numerous forename internationally, borne by 261 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 167,492. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent live, Southwest Region, where 23 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Cameroon Ameck exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Ameck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ameck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ameck Last Name Statistics demography

Ameck earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.93% less than the national average, earning $19,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amecke9113/
Hameck913/
Ameick911/
Amecks911/
Amek891,126/
Amec8932/
Haimeck8314/
Hammeck835/
Hameick833/
Amick806,871/
Ameke802,899/
Hamek801,367/
Emeck8055/
Aamek8011/
Ahmec8010/
Amiek808/
Hamec805/
Ameik805/
Aemek804/
Aumek804/
Ameek804/
Omeck803/
Eamek803/
Gamek803/
Amehc802/
Ameak802/
Amekh801/
Ameic801/
Ahmek801/
Aamec801/
Amgek801/
Atmek801/
Hammecke77285/
Hameedck771/
Hammeack770/
Aumick73449/
Ahmedc7365/
Hamick7362/
Emmeck7339/
Eamick7318/
Hamecs7313/
Hamiec7310/
Hammec7310/
Homeck737/
Ameike736/
Hammek734/
Ammick733/
Hameek732/
Hamyck732/
Hasmek732/
Eameak732/
Aimeak732/
Ahmexc731/
Aimmek731/
Aimeke731/
Omecke731/
Ameyke731/
Amheik731/
Aemeak731/
Amuick731/
Hamesk731/
Hameke731/
Gameic731/
Aimick730/
Emek676,745/
Amik671,759/
Amic671,152/
Hammick67484/
Omek67354/
Hammeke67303/
Eimecke67211/
Ameq67140/
Omec67131/
Amex67100/
Ameg6735/
Amyk6710/
Amekova6710/
Gammick675/
Ammehek675/
Ahmedcx674/
Haemick672/
Autmeke671/
Amyc671/
Hammiek671/
Amjk671/
Hamekch671/
Athmick670/
Hohmeck670/
Hamhick670/
Hameaks670/

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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 Ameck
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