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 is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elemwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elemwa reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Elemwa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried 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. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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