Amuneke Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amuneke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuneke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3401:521,00825,723
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Amuneke Last Name Facts

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

Amuneke is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuneke? popularity and diffusion

Amuneke is the 738,530th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Amuneke are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 521,008. In Nigeria Amuneke is mostly found in: Lagos, where 45 percent live, Rivers, where 17 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Amuneke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amuneke surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Amuneke earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amueneke931/
Amunike86120/
Amunake865/
Ammunike802/
Amunik778/
Amonek771/
Omunek771/
Omunike7121/
Aminake7118/
Emineke7114/
Amunika718/
Aminike715/
Emunike715/
Amonike715/
Omunake713/
Omoneke712/
Hamunik711/
Amutnyk711/
Emunake711/
Amunaki711/
Amutnykh6735/
Amonieka676/
Aminakeu674/
Aminakeh671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Amuneke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis