Ameku Surname

276,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ameku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ameku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ameku (62) may also be a first name.

Ameku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ameku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ameku (Hindi: अमेकु) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ameku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 276,073rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,186,865 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ameku live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ameku is also the 1,246,114th most common first name worldwide, held by 62 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 20,532. Aside from Ghana this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Ameku Last Name Statistics demography

Ameku earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.21% more than the national average, earning $67,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amekou9149/
Amieku9141/
Amekau914/
Amekui912/
Aymeku911/
Amekeu911/
Ameaku911/
Ahameku835/
Asmekou831/
Ameïkou831/
Amaku805,318/
Amecu80301/
Emeku80114/
Omeku8086/
Amoku8071/
Amiku8064/
Amedkouh772/
Omeaku73220/
Amioku73121/
Hamaku7324/
Amakhu7322/
Amaiku7318/
Emeaku7315/
Amikou736/
Omoeku736/
Emekui735/
Amekoe735/
Omaeku733/
Amaaku732/
Emekhu732/
Homeku732/
Amykus731/
Aemaku731/
Amokau731/
Amakku731/
Amakeu731/
Amakau731/
Amehcu731/
Amecuh731/
Emekeu731/
Emieku731/
Omekeu731/
Amakuh731/
Hamiku731/
Omekau731/
Aimaku731/
Amezcu731/
Amescu731/
Homekou671,272/
Aimakhu67204/
Oumekeu6754/
Aimakou6747/
Aïmakou6743/
Hamikus6715/
Oumekou6710/
Hamakou678/
Amezcuz674/
Ammikou674/
Gamikhu673/
Amezcui673/
Amezcus672/
Amescus672/
Aîmakou671/
Ahmedkoush671/
Amezcud671/
Amezcau671/
Omoekhu671/
Osmesku671/
Omeikus671/
Amjkouh671/
Amoikou671/
Amjkouj671/

Ameku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ameku in the Hindi language
अमेकुameku-

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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 Ameku
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