Nyameke Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Nyameke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Nyameke (25) may also be a first name.
Nyameke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyameke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyameke occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyameke? popularity and diffusion
Nyameke is the 491,125th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. Nyameke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyameke reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.
It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Not including Ghana it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamekeh | 93 | 850 | / |
| Nyamekey | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyamekje | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamekeu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamekeuh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyameka | 86 | 441 | / |
| Nyamike | 86 | 112 | / |
| Niameke | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nyameki | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyameky | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamikeh | 80 | 563 | / |
| Nyamhike | 80 | 50 | / |
| Niamekeh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Niamekey | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nyamaike | 80 | 4 | / |
| Niamekie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njamekje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamekyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Gnameke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niamike | 71 | 85 | / |
| Nyamika | 71 | 19 | / |
| Njameka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nijamekije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhiki | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyamikyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyamoika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niamikeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nneomeka | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nyomechi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Niamikie | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyameke
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