Nyameko Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Nyameko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyameko (3,645) may also be a first name.
Nyameko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyameko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyameko occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyameko.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyameko? popularity and diffusion
Nyameko is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Nyameko is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyameko live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,001st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 3,645 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 58 percent reside, West Region, where 27 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyameka | 86 | 441 | / |
| Nyamiko | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nyomeko | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gnameko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njameko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamikou | 80 | 421 | / |
| Nyamaiko | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ngnameko | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyamekeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyomekoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamekeuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngniameko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamika | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nyamico | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njamiko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njameka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyomiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnomeko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnameka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamoika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nneomeka | 53 | 2 | / |
| Njiomecop | 50 | 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 Nyameko
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