Ameleke Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Ameleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ameleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ameleke is most common in Ghana. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameleke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 566,665th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The last name Ameleke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ameleke are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Barring Ghana this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaeleke | 93 | 18 | / |
| Amelek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aymelek | 86 | 1,293 | / |
| Emeleke | 86 | 127 | / |
| Omeleke | 86 | 80 | / |
| Amaleke | 86 | 80 | / |
| Ameslek | 86 | 12 | / |
| Amileke | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ağmelek | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ameleka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ameleki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amoleke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amelake | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamaleke | 80 | 75 | / |
| Emeleike | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ameleski | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amalekej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amelegue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamelekh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hameleka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amelik | 77 | 16 | / |
| Omelek | 77 | 6 | / |
| Amelec | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amelyk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amelescki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emelike | 71 | 1,639 | / |
| Omoleke | 71 | 897 | / |
| Omileke | 71 | 511 | / |
| Hamelec | 71 | 62 | / |
| Amalake | 71 | 52 | / |
| Amaleki | 71 | 45 | / |
| Aymelik | 71 | 36 | / |
| Hamelik | 71 | 34 | / |
| Emoleke | 71 | 16 | / |
| Amalike | 71 | 11 | / |
| Amelika | 71 | 8 | / |
| Omaleke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ameliki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Omeleki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Osmelek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amilekh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amelick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amelaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamielec | 67 | 234 | / |
| Amelkova | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ameliaki | 67 | 30 | / |
| Amelechi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amalekhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojmoleke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emelikey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amelakie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amileche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amelickx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelikei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelaike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamelick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amgelick | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ameleke
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