Ameega Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ameega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
Ameega (8) may also be a first name.
Ameega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ameega occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ameega.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameega? popularity and diffusion
Ameega is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ameega reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ameega is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 8 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 80 percent live and Taraba, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Maldives, where 38 percent live.
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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 Ameega
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