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
The last name Jemeka (Oriya: େଜେମକା) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jemeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Jemeka reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Jemeka is also the 852,104th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 120 people.
Jemeka is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 50 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
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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