Elemwa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Elemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Elemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elemwa occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elemwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elemwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Elemwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elemwa are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Elemwa is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 94 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Elemwa is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elemwai | 92 | 78 | / |
| Elemnwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elemba | 83 | 2,497 | / |
| Alemwa | 83 | 665 | / |
| Elemva | 83 | 551 | / |
| Elenwa | 83 | 218 | / |
| Elemua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Elemwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olemwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yelemba | 77 | 100 | / |
| Helemba | 77 | 34 | / |
| Elembah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ellemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jilemwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elembai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelemua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elembea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eluenwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elnwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helembai | 71 | 286 | / |
| Jelembai | 71 | 23 | / |
| Helembay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Elehemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helemvai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elembe | 67 | 3,230 | / |
| Ilemba | 67 | 1,464 | / |
| Elembo | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Elenwo | 67 | 1,182 | / |
| Elemuo | 67 | 703 | / |
| Elembi | 67 | 447 | / |
| Elemue | 67 | 55 | / |
| Elimba | 67 | 49 | / |
| Elinwa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Alemwo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Elenba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elemby | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alimwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ilimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ilomwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellemwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olemva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alemua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elnwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elemwa
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