Emachar Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Emachar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emachar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Emachar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emachar is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emachar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Emachar is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emachar live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Emachar is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 92 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 6 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Emachar is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Emachar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emmachar931/
Emacar9210/
Hemachart881/
Omachar86465/
Amachar86168/
Imachar864/
Hemmachart824/
Amachaar804/
Emashare801/
Imacar7714/
Emajar779/
Omeachair752/
Himachart751/
Hemmahachart741/
Imajhar711,783/
O'Meachair7132/
Omachor7110/
Imochar715/
Omochar711/
Emokhar711/
Emasare711/
Ihemeachor711/
Emauzar711/
Imashar711/
Emokhare67410/
Hemasart678/
Imajhaar673/
Hamachor673/
Amachour671/
Gemgasar671/
Imajhart671/
Imajharr671/
Imajharh671/

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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 Emachar
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