Emeko Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Emeko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Emeko (60) may also be a first name.
Emeko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emeko is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeko? popularity and diffusion
Emeko is the 1,871,545th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Emeko is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Emeko live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emeko is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 60 people.
The last name Emeko is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Emeko is most prevalent in: Delta, where 96 percent live and Ogun, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Emeko is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemeko | 91 | 6 | / |
| Emieko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hemeko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jemeko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emekoha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Emeekho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gemeiko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emiekoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emeka | 80 | 86,101 | / |
| Ameko | 80 | 3,660 | / |
| Emiko | 80 | 1,239 | / |
| Emoko | 80 | 469 | / |
| Emako | 80 | 321 | / |
| Omeko | 80 | 108 | / |
| Emeco | 80 | 24 | / |
| Imeko | 80 | 3 | / |
| Emekaowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeekhoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emmeka | 73 | 305 | / |
| Jemiko | 73 | 171 | / |
| Omoeko | 73 | 139 | / |
| Emieka | 73 | 77 | / |
| Amejko | 73 | 62 | / |
| Imoeko | 73 | 39 | / |
| Omekoy | 73 | 35 | / |
| Emeeka | 73 | 18 | / |
| Emaeka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hameko | 73 | 8 | / |
| Emaiko | 73 | 6 | / |
| Imeuko | 73 | 6 | / |
| Himeko | 73 | 5 | / |
| Emekat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yemeka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jemeka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eemeka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emakou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emmako | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emeaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hemako | 73 | 3 | / |
| Omeuko | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emeuka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oemeka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emekah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emekap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eameka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emeika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eimeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omekoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ymekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omeiko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emakoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emakoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emokoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emakoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amoeko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eumeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emekaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihemekoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Homekou | 67 | 1,272 | / |
| Emokhoh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ehimeka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Homecko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yemekaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihemeka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hemeika | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emecout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emeakah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emyshko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oemekaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homeiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hymeiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Immekos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eamieka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamaeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemikho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymechko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameïkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemecka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamejko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heumako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homehko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeheko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Emeko
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