Amekoe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Amekoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Amekoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amekoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amekoe occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amekoe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Amekoe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amekoe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Besides Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamekoue | 86 | 11 | / |
| Aimekhoe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amaekkoe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amekae | 83 | 223 | / |
| Amekou | 83 | 49 | / |
| Amakoe | 83 | 26 | / |
| Amekye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amekeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amekei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amekee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amiekeh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Amekeya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Asmekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameïkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameku | 73 | 1,405 | / |
| Hamikoye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amedkouh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amekioya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hameskey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Amieku | 67 | 41 | / |
| Omekoy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Amikee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amikou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amekau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emekae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omekei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omekea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haimikoye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amekui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amekkaouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omekee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omokoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aymeku | 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 Amekoe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis