Emeleke Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Emeleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
Emeleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emeleke is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeleke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Emeleke is the 1,596,935th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emeleke are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Emeleke is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 99 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeleike | 93 | 10 | / |
| Gemeleke | 93 | 1 | / |
| Emelek | 92 | 27 | / |
| Emelike | 86 | 1,639 | / |
| Ameleke | 86 | 558 | / |
| Omeleke | 86 | 80 | / |
| Emoleke | 86 | 16 | / |
| Imeleke | 86 | 7 | / |
| Emeleka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Emeilek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emeleck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amaeleke | 80 | 18 | / |
| Emeileck | 80 | 5 | / |
| Emmeilek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Emelikey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hemelesk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emelaike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Imeleked | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emelikei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emelegue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Imelek | 77 | 30 | / |
| Emelik | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hemeleijk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aymelek | 71 | 1,293 | / |
| Omoleke | 71 | 897 | / |
| Omileke | 71 | 511 | / |
| Hemelík | 71 | 151 | / |
| Amaleke | 71 | 80 | / |
| Hemelik | 71 | 25 | / |
| Imeleck | 71 | 10 | / |
| Omaleke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Amileke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Emelika | 71 | 5 | / |
| Emeliki | 71 | 5 | / |
| Emilike | 71 | 4 | / |
| Omeleki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Emeilik | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ameleki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emaylek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emoilek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amoleke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emalike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amelake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gemelec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ymeleck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamaleke | 67 | 75 | / |
| Emelechi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Emelkova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Emeilick | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojmoleke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ymeileka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emelikie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imeylake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amalekej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelykha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emaileck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemelyck | 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
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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 Emeleke
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