Emeka is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Emeka
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Emeka

How popular is Emeka?

Emeka is common in Nigeria.

Emeka is ranked 5603 on our list.

There are about 102 people in US who wears Emeka as surname and ranked 158432 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 78.43
Others 9.8
Hispanic or Latino 7.84
Emeka is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 97672 people have been found who wears Emeka as their family name. Emeka is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,734 Belarus9
656,580 India9
1,387 Togo4
1,322 Niger4
718 Liberia4
214,847 Australia4
14,054 China3
16,136 Kenya3
2,720 South Korea3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
54,135 Philippines2
44,018 Poland2
12,161 Wales2
4,164 Vietnam2
147,165 Czech Republic2
2,835 Libya2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
65,594 Belgium2
18,035 Egypt2
6,149 Ethiopia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
15,162 Costa Rica1
2,505 Congo1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
49,101 Denmark1
10,683 Cyprus1
2,211 Brunei1
169,904 Brazil1
30,360 Thailand1
25,746 Finland1
2,715 Gabon1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
56,169 Mexico1
21,562 Portugal1
38,830 Morocco1
4,171 Rwanda1
2,040 Mali1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
17,575 Kuwait1
81,201 Switzerland1
49,529 Israel1
53,505 Turkey1
16,640 Hong Kong1
42,479 Greece1
846 American Samoa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
836 Iceland48
49,109 Spain39
6,551 Qatar39
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
2,449 Senegal36
12,692 Scotland33
42,407 Sweden22
353,279 Russia19
173,579 Ukraine18
14,048 Ireland16
156,482 Canada14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
78,184 Italy67
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Emeka:
3,402 Ghana879
2,246 Benin703
15,051 England382
17,476 South Africa347
8,346 Malaysia228
99,406 United States227
50,182 Germany202
Countries with thousands of Emeka:
2,577 Cameroon1,388
Countries with ten thousands of Emeka:
232 Nigeria92,771
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Emeka Namesakes

  • Tai Emeka Obasi, Screenwriter
  • Justin Emeka, Playwright
  • Rob Emeka Eze, Film producer
  • Tai Emeka Obasi, Screenwriter
  • Goddy Emeka Ejiofor, Author
  • Mike Emeka Emecheta, Author
  • J. Emeka Ude, Author
  • Mauris Lee Porter Emeka, Author

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