Amesek Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amesek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amesek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Amesek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amesek is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amesek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amesek is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Amesek is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amesek reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Amesek is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Amesek is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamesek920/
Emesek8310/
Amasek831/
Omeseke7727/
Amishek777/
Hamysek772/
Ametsik771/
Amasekh771/
Ameshik771/
Amessex771/
Hamecek771/
Gamesik771/
Hameedshekh712/
Amashekh712/
Ameachek711/
Amishekh711/
Amidshek711/
Hamechek711/
Amesig677/
Amosik675/
Amasec673/
Amaisheke671/
Amesix671/
Amaseg671/
Homeschek671/
Omesec671/

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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 Amesek
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