Jemeka Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Jemeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jemeka (120) may also be a first name.
Jemeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jemeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jemeka (Oriya: େଜେମକା) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jemeka.
How Common Is The Last Name Jemeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Jemeka live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Jemeka is also the 852,104th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 120 people.
The last name Jemeka is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Jemeka is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 50 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jemeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jemeka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜେମକା | ejemaka | - |
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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 Jemeka
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