Emafo Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Emafo Last Name Facts

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

Emafo occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Emafo.

How Common Is The Last Name Emafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Emafo is the 2,436,415th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Emafo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Emafo are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 80 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Ogun, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Emafo is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Emafo Last Name Statistics demography

Emafo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yemafo9154/
Emafoh9154/
Emaifo9113/
Emeafo913/
Emmafo912/
Iemafo911/
Yemaffo8316/
Yemmafo831/
Jemafou831/
Hyemafo831/
Yemafou831/
Emeafou831/
Emefo80344/
Omafo8073/
Amafo8045/
Emofo8029/
Emafa802/
Imafo801/
Yemmaffo771/
Emefoh7354/
Omaifo7326/
Emoefo7323/
Emefuo7319/
Amafoh7313/
Amaffo7310/
Yemofo735/
Ejmofo733/
Jmafou732/
Imafop731/
Hamafo731/
Yimafo731/
Ymaffo731/
Immafo731/
Emafau731/
Eimofo731/
Emeafa731/
Imafou731/
Yomafou6723/
Hamafou674/
Imeafoh673/
Yimaffo672/
Ammaffo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Emafo
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