Amek Surname
Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname
Amek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 924 | 1:42,250 | 5,334 |
| Kenya | 105 | 1:439,809 | 23,523 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Amek (425) may also be a first name.
Amek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amek (Arabic: اميك, Hindi: आमेक, Marathi: अमेक, Russian: Амек) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amek is the 329,243rd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. The last name Amek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Amek are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amek is also the 416,660th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 425 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 924 people, or 1 in 42,250. In Uganda Amek is mostly concentrated in: Amolatar District, where 32 percent live, Dokolo District, where 32 percent live and Apac District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amek in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेक | ameka | - |
| Amek in the Hindi language | ||
| आमेक | ameka | 50 |
| अमेक | ameka | 50 |
| Amek in the Russian language | ||
| Амек | amek | - |
| Amek in the Arabic language | ||
| اميك | amyk | - |
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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 Amek
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