Omeka Surname
Approximately 2,139 people bear this surname
Omeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,274 | 1:139,045 | 8,952 |
| Kenya | 378 | 1:122,169 | 10,207 |
| Congo | 246 | 1:20,281 | 2,336 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Omeka (537) may also be a first name.
Omeka Demographics
Omeka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omeka (Bengali: উমেকা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻜﻪ, Oriya: ଓେମକା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 196,045th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,406,987 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeka reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omeka is also the 363,820th most frequent first name globally, held by 537 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,274 people, or 1 in 139,045. In Nigeria Omeka is primarily found in: Cross River, where 36 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria Omeka exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent live and The Congo, where 12 percent live.
Omeka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omeka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﻜﻪ | amkh | - |
| Omeka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓେମକା | oemaka | - |
| Omeka in the Bengali language | ||
| উমেকা | umeka | 50 |
| ওমেকা | omeka | 50 |
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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 Omeka
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