Inyeka Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Inyeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Inyeka (26) may also be a first name.
Inyeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inyeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Inyeka occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Inyeka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Inyeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Inyeka is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Inyeka is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Inyeka reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inyeka is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 26 people.
The surname Inyeka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Inyeka is most numerous in: Benue, where 73 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Ogun, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iniyeka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ineyeka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Innyeka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Inyiekaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Enyeka | 83 | 1,387 | / |
| Inieka | 83 | 79 | / |
| Inyeke | 83 | 42 | / |
| Inoeka | 83 | 5 | / |
| Injeka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gineika | 77 | 132 | / |
| Jinyika | 77 | 35 | / |
| Enyekai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Igneska | 77 | 14 | / |
| Enyieka | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jinieka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jineeka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gineyka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eneyeka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yinyika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Inayaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hinyika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ainayaka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hainyeko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ainayeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jinneaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiniheka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enyika | 67 | 125 | / |
| Inieke | 67 | 91 | / |
| Enyeke | 67 | 53 | / |
| Injika | 67 | 53 | / |
| Injeke | 67 | 52 | / |
| Enieka | 67 | 50 | / |
| Enyeki | 67 | 48 | / |
| Inyiko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Enoeka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Inouka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enaeka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ineako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ingeke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Inieko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igneki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enyeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egneka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Injeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eneeka | 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
- 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 Inyeka
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