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) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Améki. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameki? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,022,958th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Ameki live; 47 percent live in East Asia and 47 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 22 people.
Ameki is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 1,111,690. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Niigata Prefecture, where 74 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 17 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 3 percent reside. Not including Japan it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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
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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 Ameki
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