Ameki Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Ameki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 115 | 1:1,111,690 | 21,145 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Améki (1) are calculated separately.
Ameki (22) may also be a first name.
Ameki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ameki (Bengali: আমেকি) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Améki. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameki? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,022,958th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Ameki is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Ameki live; 47 percent live in East Asia and 47 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Ameki is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 22 people.
The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 1,111,690. In Japan it is most common in: Niigata Prefecture, where 74 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 17 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameki in the Bengali language | ||
| আমেকি | ameki | - |
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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 Ameki
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