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 most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emaah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Emaah is the 7,117,718th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Emaah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emaah are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Emaah is mostly found in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Kogi, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Mauritania, where 14 percent reside.

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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