Emeike Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Emeike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Emeike (19) may also be a first name.
Emeike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeike Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emeike occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeike? popularity and diffusion
The last name Emeike is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Emeike live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emeike is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Emeike is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 56 percent are found, Benue, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Emeike
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