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
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Ameka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ameka (Bengali: এমেকা, Hindi: अमेका, Marathi: आमेका) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 239,622nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,361,188 people. The surname Ameka is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ameka live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 297,476th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 762 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Aside from Ghana Ameka occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Ameka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ameka last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Ameka surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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
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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 Ameka
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