Omeke Surname

74,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2251:28,4572,417
Uganda1681:232,37717,736
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Kenya541:855,18332,488
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Omeke (849) may also be a first name.

Omeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omeke is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,968th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,111,754 people. Omeke occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeke are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omeke is also the 279,817th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 849 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,225 people, or 1 in 28,457. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 39 percent live, Delta, where 9 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria Omeke is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Omeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Omeke last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Omeke surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Omeke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.61% less than the national average, earning $35,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omeike911,635/
Omekeh91153/
Oimeke9172/
Omoeke9130/
Omieke9124/
Oumeke9114/
Omekke915/
Omekea913/
Omekei913/
Gomeke913/
Omekhe912/
Omekee911/
Omaeke911/
Homeke911/
Omeked911/
Omekeu911/
Omecke911/
Omeeke911/
Omehke911/
Omheke911/
Omek89354/
Hoemeke8352/
Omeakie834/
Houmeke831/
Homeker831/
Oimekej831/
Omoke804,824/
Ameke802,899/
Omeka802,139/
Emeke80745/
Omike80320/
Umeke80278/
Omake8066/
Gomek8040/
Omeki8027/
Omeik8012/
Homek806/
Omece804/
Omeck803/
Homecker771/
Homesker771/
Ohmecker771/
Omoike732,458/
Umekei73469/
Umeike73284/
Homeky73219/
Omeche73193/
Homeki73149/
Homake73141/
Amaeke73125/
Omaike7361/
Gumeke7349/
Gommek7336/
Omekoy7335/
Emeike7326/
Hemeke7322/
Omeaka7319/
Omekha7318/
Omioke7318/
Omokeh7314/
Emekea7314/
Homiek7313/
Amieke7313/
Amecke7313/
Omeika7312/
Hämeke7310/
Homeak738/
Homeck737/
Amekeh737/
Ameike736/
Umekeh735/
Omaake735/
Omecki734/
Omegue734/
Homeik733/
Homeka733/
Emekie733/
Humeke732/
Homoke732/
Emecke732/
Omeeks731/
Oomeks731/
Ehmeke731/
Emekey731/
Hameke731/
Omecee731/
Oumoke731/
Omogke731/
Oemike731/
Emekhe731/
Gomike731/
Emekeu731/
Amekei731/
Amekeu731/
Ameyke731/
Ommyke731/
Oimike731/
Omokee731/
Omhike731/
Omieka731/
Gomeki731/
Amekee731/
Umeake731/
Oumekh731/
Omecka731/
Homike731/
Hohmecker710/
Amek671,126/
Hammeke67303/
Hemmeke67148/
Omik67148/
Omec67131/
Umecker6784/
Omeg6759/
Omiecki6754/
Hömmeke6734/
Hümmeke6731/
Humecke6724/
Hemecke6722/
Homicke6717/
Omekova6716/
Omex6716/
Osmecki6713/
Homecea679/
Omheaka679/
Amiekeh678/
Oumekki676/
Hemekea674/
Omeiche674/
Gomgeqe674/
Homesky673/
Omeakay673/
O'Meeks673/
Omyk672/
Omiecka671/
Humekce671/
Hoemake671/
Amekche671/
Emmeike671/
Omekioa671/
Omeheka671/
Omeikai671/
Oemicke671/
Umeikei671/
Gamheke671/
Amekker671/
Omokhee671/
Omhoike671/
Omoikee671/
Autmeke671/
Homeaka671/
Hohmeck670/
Hummeke670/
Hameker670/

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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
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  • 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 Omeke
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