First Name EMEKA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • EMEKA is ranked as the 10105th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 813.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.25 people named EMEKA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 98% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named EMEKA is 393.
  • The SSA data also shows that EMEKA is used as a boy's name 96% of the time.

First Names EMEKA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 813 +/-12.4%
  • National Rank 10,105
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 393
  • National Rank 16,000
  • Percentile Rank 82.70%
  • Proportion/100k 0.12

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name EMEKA is 28.3% White, 2.8% Hispanic origin, 61.9% Black, 3.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.1% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name EMEKA have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name EMEKA is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name EMEKA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 28.3% 63.9% -35.6%
Hispanic origin 2.8% 16.3% -13.5%
Black 61.9% 12.3% 49.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.1% 4.9% -1.8%
Two or more races 3.1% 1.8% 1.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named EMEKA is Texas where 158 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named EMEKA, as 2.21 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 521 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names EMEKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 19 0.14 70.8% Indiana 5 0.08 17.2% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 12 0.12 78.6% Minnesota 18 0.33 83.2% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 5 0.05 17.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name EMEKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 19 0.14 70.8%
Indiana 5 0.08 17.2%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 12 0.12 78.6%
Minnesota 18 0.33 83.2%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 5 0.05 17.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics First-Names EMEKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 17.1% California 109 0.28 91.3% Colorado 7 0.13 17.3% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 17.6% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 25 0.36 83.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name EMEKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 17.1%
California 109 0.28 91.3%
Colorado 7 0.13 17.3%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 17.6%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 25 0.36 83.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names EMEKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 15.5% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 49 0.72 80.1% New Hampshire 9 0.7 16.2% New Jersey 94 1.05 88.7% New York 59 0.3 89.7% Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0% Rhode Island 9 0.86 16.7% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name EMEKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 15.5%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 80.1%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 16.2%
New Jersey 94 1.05 88.7%
New York 59 0.3 89.7%
Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 16.7%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names EMEKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 11 1.14 75.4% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 66.0% Florida 21 0.1 82.2% Georgia 63 0.63 89.1% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 18.6% Maryland 63 1.05 90.2% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 29 0.29 86.6% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 15 0.24 72.3% Texas 158 0.59 94.7% Virginia 0 0 0.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name EMEKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 11 1.14 75.4%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 66.0%
Florida 21 0.1 82.2%
Georgia 63 0.63 89.1%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 18.6%
Maryland 63 1.05 90.2%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 29 0.29 86.6%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 15 0.24 72.3%
Texas 158 0.59 94.7%
Virginia 0 0 0.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with EMEKA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have EMEKA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named EMEKA.

The most popular full name is EMEKA Okafor. 2.29% of all the people named EMEKA have this family name.

There are 146 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name EMEKA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 EMEKA Okafor 2.29%
2 EMEKA Okeke 1.71%
3 EMEKA Anyanwu 1.14%
4 EMEKA Chukwu 1.14%
5 EMEKA Eze 1.14%
6 EMEKA Gabriel 1.14%
7 EMEKA Henderson 1.14%
8 EMEKA Igwe 1.14%
9 EMEKA Jackson 1.14%
10 EMEKA Julie 1.14%
11 EMEKA Kingsley 1.14%
12 EMEKA Madu 1.14%
13 EMEKA Mbelu 1.14%
14 EMEKA Mordi 1.14%
15 EMEKA Ndukwe 1.14%
16 EMEKA Nwosu 1.14%
17 EMEKA Odimegwu 1.14%
18 EMEKA Ojukwu 1.14%
19 EMEKA Okereke 1.14%
20 EMEKA Okoro 1.14%