Emeka is a name of

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n origins. It is an abbreviation of the Igbo name

Chukwuemeka Chukwuemeka is an Igbo phrase meaning "God has done so much". It is both a surname and a given name. It may be shortened to Emeka and may refer to: * Caleb Chukwuemeka, English footballer * Carney Chukwuemeka, English footballer * Vivian Chukwuem ...

, meaning "God has done so much".

Notable people with the surname "Emeka" include

* Anthony Emeka (born 1990), Nigerian footballer *

Chinonso Emeka Chinonso Emeka (born 30 August 2001) is a Nigerian footballer. Club career He made his Belgian First Division A debut for Gent on 22 May 2021 in a game against Mechelen. International career He was included in the Nigeria's squad for the 2019 ...

(born 2001), Nigerian footballer *

Francis Emeka Oguwike Emeka is a Nigerian player who plays for Myanmar National League club Hanthawaddy United as a striker. Career Early years Emeka started his career at Aonike Academy at the age of five years in Nigeria and transferred to Vietnam Club ...

(born 1990), Nigerian footballer *

Princewill Emeka Princewill Emeka Olariche (born 24 May 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He last played for Kickstart. Club career Nigeria In 2013, Nigerian top-tier club Heartland FC scouted Princewill and offered him to p ...

(born 1992), Nigerian footballer

Notable people with the given name "Emeka" include

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* Emeka Ananaba (born 1945), Nigerian politician *

Emeka Ani Emeka Ani is a Nigerian actor, producer, and director. Personal life In 2021, he solicited funds and support to pay for hospital bills and continuing health care following a stroke. He received six million naira from the religious leader Je ...

, Nigerian actor *

Emeka Anyaoku Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCVO, CFR, CON (born 18 January 1933)"Anyaoku, Eleazar Chukwuemeka", in ''Africa Who's Who'', London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 137. is a Nigerian diplomat of Igbo descent. He was the third Commonwea ...

(born 1933), Nigerian diplomat *

Emeka Atuloma Emeka Francis Atuloma (born 1 October 1992) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Rivers United, as a midfielder. Career He has played club football for Dolphins and Rivers United. He made his international debut for Nigeria ...

(born 1992), Nigerian footballer

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Emeka Egbuka Emeka Egbuka (born October 18, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school Egbuka grew up in DuPont, Washington and attended Steilacoom High School. He was named the Washington Gatorade ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Emeka Emerun Emeka Emerun (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian football player who plays for FK Budućnost Dobanovci in the Serbian First League. Club career Born in Owerri, he begin playing football inspired by his mother, who was a football player. He ...

(born 1994), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Eze (disambiguation) Emeka Eze may refer to: * Emeka Christian Eze (born 1992), Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder * Emeka Friday Eze Emeka Friday Eze (born 26 September 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club İstanbulspor ...

, multiple people *

Emeka Jude Ezeonu Emeka Jude Ezeonu (born 13 September 1991) is a Nigerian international football player and features for Ifeanyi Ubah FC Nigeria. Victoria University Sports Club Uganda. Victors FC Uganda. Kilis Belediyespor Turkey. Sakıcı İnşaat Şenyur ...

(born 1991), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Ezeugo Emeka Ezeugo (born 16 December 1965) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He debuted as a professional footballer for Indian club East Bengal FC, has also represented the Nigeria national team in the FIFA Wo ...

(born 1965), Nigerian footballer

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* Emeka Ifejiagwa (born 1977), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Ihedioha Emeka Ihedioha (born 24 March 1965) is a Nigerian politician and Businessman. Ihedioha is the governor with the shortest tenure in South Eastern Nigeria. He is the former Governor of Imo State and a former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House o ...

(born 1965), Nigerian politician *

Emeka Ike Emeka Ike (born 22 March 1967) is a Nigerian actor. He was a special guest in Monrovia on the occasion of the commissioning of the new pavilion of Center for Democratic Change CDC, in Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberi ...

(born 1967), Nigerian actor

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* Emeka Mamale (born 1977), Congolese footballer

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Emeka Nnamani Chukwuemeka Paul "Emeka" Nnamani (born 4 November 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for ...

(born 2001), Danish footballer *

Emeka Nwadike Chukwuemeka Ibezimife Nwadike (born 9 August 1978) is an English former professional footballer of Nigerian descent. He played as a midfielder notably in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town between 1996 and 1998. Following on from tha ...

(born 1978), English footballer * Emeka Nwajiobi (born 1959), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Nwokedi Emeka Nwokedi is a Nigerian conductor and music director. Since 1995, he has been the conductor and music director of Muson Centre. In February 1988, he co-founded Lagos City Chorale. Early life and education Nwokedi is from Ichida, Anaocha, ...

, Nigerian conductor

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Emeka Obi Chukwuemeka David Obi (born 6 June 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Fylde. Career Aged 15 years and 86 days, he made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy match for Bury on 30 August 2 ...

(born 2001), English-Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Obidile Emeka Obidile (born 27 August 1977) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Obidile began his career in the German Regionalliga, playing with Atlas Delmenhorst and Spandauer SV. He moved to Poland, wh ...

(born 1977), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Offor Emeka Offor (born February 10, 1959) is a Nigerian oil magnate and entrepreneur, born in Kafanchan, Kaduna state. He hails from Irefi Oraifite in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Offor had his primary education at Ez ...

(born 1959), Nigerian entrepreneur *

Emeka Ogboh Emeka Ogboh (born 1977) is a Nigerian sound and installation artist best known for his soundscapes of life in Lagos. Trained as an artist, he began working with sounds that characterize cities following an Egyptian multimedia art program. ...

(born 1977), Nigerian sound artist *

Emeka Ogbugh Emeka Ogbugh (born 22 February 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Mouloudia Oujda, as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, ...

(born 1990), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Oguzie Emeka Emmanuel Oguzie is a Nigerian chemist and researcher. He is the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He is the Center Leader of the Africa Center of Excellence in Future Energies & Electrochemical Systems ...

(born 1972), Nigerian chemist *

Emeka Okafor Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor (born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut, where in 2004 he won a national cham ...

(born 1982), American basketball player *

Emeka Okereke Emeka Okereke (born 1980) is a Nigerian photographer, filmmaker, writer and visual artist who lives and works in Lagos and Berlin. Okereke is the cofounder of the Invisible Borders Trans-African Photographers Organisation. In 2018, he receive ...

(born 1980), Nigerian photographer *

Emeka Ononye Emeka Ononye is a Canadian soccer player who last played for Toronto FC II in the USL. Club career College and Amateur Ononye played at Wright State University for four years. He made 76 appearances, scoring 7 goals. In his junior year Ononye ...

(born 1992), Canadian soccer player * Emeka Onowu (born 1984), Nigerian politician *

Emeka Onwuamaegbu Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Osita Onwuamaegbu (born 1959) is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the 25th commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 2010 to 2013. Early life Major General Onwuamaegbu is the son of Obumneme G. Onwu ...

(born 1959), Nigerian general *

Emeka Onyemaechi Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Benjamin Onyemaechi (born 28 July 1974), is a Nigerian Commonwealth medallist judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed i ...

(born 1974), Nigerian judoka *

Emeka Opara Emeka Opara (born 2 December 1984) is a Nigerian football striker. He is a classic centre-forward with pace and very strong in the air. He most recently played for the Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabağ. Career In 2006, he had an impress ...

(born 1984), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Ossai Emeke Ossai is a Nigerian film actor. He won the Best Supporting actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards The 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 26 April 2008 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, to honor t ...

, Nigerian actor

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Emeka Sibeudu Emeka Sibeudu (born November 6, 1958 in Umunze, Nigeria) is a Nigerian politician. He is the former Deputy governor of Anambra State Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was create ...

(born 1958), Nigerian politician

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Emeka Udechuku Chukwuemeka Udechukwu OA (born 10 July 1979 in Paddington, London) is an English discus thrower. "Emeka" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "''God has done great''"). He was the first British athlete to win a gold medal in th ...

(born 1979), English discus thrower *

Emeka Jude Ugali Emeka Jude Ugali (born 28 May 1982) is a retired Nigerian football striker. Career Club Withdrawn from Nigeria just sixteen where he played with Princess Jegede, he began his career in Serbian second-level side FK Beograd in season 1998–99.N ...

(born 1982), Nigerian footballer *

Emeka Umeh Emeka Umeh (born 24 October 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for AS Trenčín in the Fortuna liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due ...

(born 1999), Nigerian footballer

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