Olumeka Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olumeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olumeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Olumeka (13) may also be a first name.

Olumeka Last Name Facts

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

Olumeka is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olumeka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Olumeka is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olumeka live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The last name Olumeka is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria Olumeka is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 56 percent live, Enugu, where 8 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olumeko86418/
Olumeke862/
Olumaka861/
Eluemeka803/
Oloumeko801/
Olumoko71838/
Olumike717/
Olumako713/
Olumiko713/
Alimeka711/
Alumeke711/
Olomeke711/
Olomika711/
Alumaka711/
Elumaka711/
Aliemeka6722/
Alimekah671/
Eluemaka671/
Oolumoko671/
Olumacco671/
Aloumakai631/
Alimaka5765/
Olimaco573/
Elimika573/
Alumaco571/
Alumako571/
Alumeche5318/
Alimakha536/
Olomoiko534/
Alimakah533/
Alumokoh532/
Alimeyko531/
Ellumacai501/

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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 Olumeka
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