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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Omeke.

How Common Is The Last Name Omeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omeke is the 74,968th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,111,754 people. The last name Omeke is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeke live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 279,817th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 849 people.

The last name Omeke is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,225 people, or 1 in 28,457. In Nigeria Omeke is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 39 percent are found, Delta, where 9 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Omeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Omeke surname is principally 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 to vote for the 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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