Nameke Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Nameke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
Nameke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nameke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nameke is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nameke.
How Common Is The Last Name Nameke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,775,494th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Nameke are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Pallisa District, where 96 percent live, Budaka District, where 2 percent live and Butaleja District, where 2 percent live. Beside Uganda Nameke is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.
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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 Nameke
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