Nyamekye Surname

29,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nyamekye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamekye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana18,0111:1,500246
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
England1231:452,99229,924
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Nyamekye (2,311) may also be a first name.

Nyamekye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamekye is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamekye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,192nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 396,299 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyamekye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 154,937th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 2,311 people.

The surname Nyamekye is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 18,011 people, or 1 in 1,500. Barring Ghana it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nyamekye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nyamekye surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

The amount Nyamekye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.23% less than the national average, earning R 87,384 per year; in United States they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $41,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.22% less than the national average, earning $33,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamekyeh944/
Nyamekey882/
Nyamekeu881/
Nyamekje881/
Nyamikoye821/
Nyamekeuh821/
Nyamekoue821/
Niamekey757/
Niamekie751/
Njamekje751/
Nyamikyaa714/
Nijamekije671/
Nyamikou63421/
Niamikie501/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyamekye
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