Umeka Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Umeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 337 | 1:525,646 | 25,906 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Umeka (1,089) may also be a first name.
Umeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Umeka (Bengali: উমেকা, Hindi: उमेका, Marathi: उमेका) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 790,102nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname Umeka is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Umeka are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 241,864th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,089 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 525,646. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 76 percent reside, Cross River, where 14 percent reside and Enugu, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Umeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umeka in the Bengali language | ||
| উমেকা | umeka | - |
| Umeka in the Marathi language | ||
| उमेका | umeka | - |
| Umeka in the Hindi language | ||
| उमेका | umeka | 50 |
| उमेक | umeka | 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
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- 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 Umeka
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