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 surname Omeke occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omeke is the 74,968th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,111,754 people. This last name is mostly found 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 held given name globally, held by 849 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne 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. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common 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 last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Omeke surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with 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

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Omeike911,635/
Omekeh91153/
Oimeke9172/
Omoeke9130/
Omieke9124/
Oumeke9114/
Omekke915/
Omekea913/
Omekei913/
Gomeke913/
Omekhe912/
Omekee911/
Omaeke911/
Homeke911/
Omeked911/
Omekeu911/
Omecke911/
Omeeke911/
Omehke911/
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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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