Memeka Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Memeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Memeka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Memeka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Memeka (Arabic: ماميكا, Russian: Мемека) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Memeka is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Memeka live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Memeka is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Memeka is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moemeka92196/
Mgemeka927/
Meimeka921/
Memecka921/
Meimeska8610/
Metmecka861/
Mehmedka861/
Mameka83161/
Momeka83134/
Memeke83112/
Memika8339/
Memeko8339/
Memoka8323/
Memaka8316/
Memeki838/
Mimeka831/
Memikay77529/
Maemeko7742/
Memakay7723/
Miemaka7719/
Meumika7712/
Memekiy7712/
Memeçko7710/
Maemaka7710/
Memetko776/
Memakah776/
Memakau773/
Memakai772/
Memekie771/
Memeker771/
Memecke771/
Mamekah771/
Mehmeke771/
Moemaka771/
Mmemeki771/
Momaeka771/
Mehmecke7125/
Meimakay714/
Memikaya713/
Memeshko712/
Moemikea711/
Mamaka67441/
Mameko67243/
Momoka67144/
Memako67100/
Memiko6769/
Mamika6756/
Mamoka6727/
Mimika6726/
Memoko6719/
Momaka678/
Memaco677/
Memike674/
Momika672/
Memice671/
Mimeko671/
Mimoka671/
Momeko671/

Memeka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Memeka in the Russian language
Мемекаmemeka-
Memeka in the Arabic language
ماميكاmamyka-

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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
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  • 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 Memeka
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