Amekeya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Amekeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Amekeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amekeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amekeya has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amekeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amekeya is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Amekeya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amekeya live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Amekeya is most common in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Amekeya is found in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omekeya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Amekaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amekioya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hameskey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Amekae | 77 | 223 | / |
| Emekea | 77 | 14 | / |
| Amakey | 77 | 10 | / |
| Amokey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amekoe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amekau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amekye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omekea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amekei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amekeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emekey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amekee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahmetkahya | 71 | 51 | / |
| Amokeye | 71 | 44 | / |
| Hamakey | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ameikay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hemekea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amakeha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amakiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amakaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amokoya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amikiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amokeyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amechea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omekeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amikaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amiskey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hamekoue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amekaich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aimakiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amakhaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amaekiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimekhoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amiekhai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amekeya
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