Ameka Surname
Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname
Ameka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| Kenya | 256 | 1:180,390 | 13,550 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Ameka (762) may also be a first name.
Ameka Demographics
Average Ameka Salary in
United States
$49,328 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ameka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ameka (Bengali: এমেকা, Hindi: अमेका, Marathi: आमेका) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ameka is the 239,622nd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,361,188 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ameka are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ameka is also the 297,476th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 762 people.
This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Ameka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ameka last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ameka surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Ameka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,328 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameka in the Hindi language | ||
| अमेका | ameka | - |
| Ameka in the Marathi language | ||
| आमेका | ameka | - |
| Ameka in the Bengali language | ||
| এমেকা | emeka | 50 |
| অমেকা | ameka | 50 |
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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 Ameka
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