Emaah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emaah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emaah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Emaah (11) may also be a first name.

Emaah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emaah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Emaah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﺡ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Emaah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emaah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Emaah is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emaah live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emaah is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 80 percent are found and Kogi, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emahah913/
Hemaah912/
Ehmaah911/
Ema'ah911/
Emaach911/
Emah897,354/
Emaa89217/
Amaah801,447/
Emaas801,286/
Emmah801,108/
Hemaa80528/
Emaad80343/
Eumaa80274/
Emaha80235/
Emash80190/
Emaat80173/
Hemah80160/
Ema'a80131/
Imaah80115/
Aemah80112/
Gemaa8024/
Eimah8011/
Emach8010/
Omaah807/
Emaai806/
Emmaa805/
Esmaa804/
Eumah804/
Emahu804/
E'Mah803/
Emaaa803/
Jmaah803/
Emhah802/
Aemaa802/
Emadh802/
Emahs801/
Emgah801/
Ema75108,682/
Eesmaa73230/
Hemmah73181/
Esmaat73154/
Hemach7385/
Emaish7329/
Haemah7328/
Hehmah7325/
Heimah7320/
Hemaih7316/
Hemaha7312/
Emeahe7312/
Hemash7311/
Imaadh737/
Emeaua734/
Hamaah734/
Amahah734/
Heemaa734/
Esmahy734/
Heemah733/
Imaach733/
Esmash733/
Emmaha732/
Heymah732/
Jeemaa731/
Hemahe731/
E'Maha731/
Eemaaz731/
Omaaha731/
Omaaih731/
Imaash731/
Imahah731/
Jimaah731/
Emaaas731/
Emaaya731/
Emmaas731/
Esmaht731/
Amaaha731/
Emaths731/
Emaysh731/
Esmaih731/
Ehmaad731/
Emeash731/
Gehmah731/
Emmach730/
Eimach730/
Emad67208,096/
Hema6771,208/
Emma6750,456/
Amah6740,276/
Omah676,895/
Imah674,439/
Omaa674,346/
Gema673,838/
Esma673,577/
Emai672,149/
Emat671,976/
Emas671,677/
Eima671,434/
Emoh671,134/
Emay671,033/
Emea67844/
Emau67695/
Amaa67639/
Eyma67378/
Aema67373/
Ejma67232/
Heymach67176/
Eema67164/
Emoa67120/
Imaa67107/
Euma6793/
Iema6774/
Heemmah6768/
Emap6766/
Emaz6759/
Jmah6754/
Emaj6736/
Emaç6735/
Etma6734/
Emga6729/
Emha6724/
Heimach6722/
Oema6722/
Eama6721/
Jmaa6718/
Ehma6717/
Hamahah6713/
Đema679/
Emaghey678/
Hemmach677/
Emmahah675/
Emho674/
Heismaa674/
Ymaa674/
Hemaish672/
Hesmath671/
Amaahay671/
Imahajh671/
Hemmash671/
Emahaja671/
Eitmaad671/
Ematowa671/
Ymah671/
Ahmahah671/
Emahaye671/
Heemash671/

Emaah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emaah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﺡamah-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emaah
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