Nameko Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nameko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nameko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3311:163,67918,322
Lesotho691:29,4575,623
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nameko (17) may also be a first name.

Nameko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nameko is most common in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nameko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nameko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 718,674th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nameko are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nameko is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 163,679. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Western Cape, where 9 percent live. Apart from South Africa Nameko exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Nameko Last Name Statistics demography

Nameko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.83% less than the national average, earning R 83,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nameyko92146/
Namejko9232/
Ngameko9219/
Nameiko9216/
Nametko9214/
Naumeko929/
Naimeko927/
Nnameko921/
Gnameko921/
Naumeiko86215/
Naumeyko8626/
Ngnameko864/
Nameka83734/
Namoko83538/
Namako83116/
Nemeko8358/
Namiko8348/
Nomeko8317/
Nnamoko771,910/
Nnameka77140/
Namaiko77124/
Ngameka7785/
Nomejko7755/
Nameika7734/
Nomeyko7728/
Naemeka7726/
Namieka7723/
Namokho7717/
Noumeko7713/
Nnomeko7711/
Nametka7710/
Namikuo777/
Namysko776/
Nnamako776/
Namakko776/
Namheka774/
Namakho773/
Naumiko772/
Namakoi772/
Nemeyko772/
Nemecko772/
Ngamiko772/
Namokoi772/
Namihko771/
Namekaa771/
Namoiko771/
Nemeuko771/
Nomeiko771/
Naimeka771/
Namicko771/
Namikoh771/
Namikou771/
Namakoo771/
Nammiko771/
Namytko771/
Ngomeko771/
Neamoko771/
Nemekou771/
Nameyka771/
Namakoj771/
Nemeiko771/
Nasmeka771/
Nameaka771/
Nnaemeka713,667/
Nnamokoh7171/
Nneameka7114/
Naimakho714/
Namahako714/
Nnaamoko713/
Ngnomeko712/
Ngnameka712/
Nnameaka711/
Nnomekou711/
Nnomekoo711/
Naumesco711/
Nnemeiko711/
Neumeyko711/
Nomoko676,570/
Namoco672,636/
Namaka672,242/
Namoca671,022/
Namika67301/
Namoka67121/
Nemeka6742/
Nemyko6733/
Nemiko6726/
Namaco6717/
Namico678/
Nomiko678/
Nomako677/
Nemako671/
Nameca671/
Nomeco671/
Nomeka671/

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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 Nameko
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis