Emah Surname

67,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,3491:40,7323,245
Cameroon1,7061:12,1741,646
Indonesia8101:163,27115,899
Mauritania3581:11,4381,145
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Emah (32,329) may also be a first name.

Emah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻩ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Emah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 67,656th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 990,964 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Emah live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emah is also the 26,295th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 32,329 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,349 people, or 1 in 40,732. In Nigeria Emah is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 59 percent are found, Cross River, where 11 percent are found and Kogi, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Emah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Emah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Emah surname grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Emah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Emah earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $44,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.87% less than the national average, earning $36,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emmah891,108/
Emaha89235/
Emash89190/
Hemah89160/
Aemah89112/
Eimah8911/
Emach8910/
Emaah897/
Eumah894/
Emahu894/
E'Mah893/
Emhah892/
Emadh892/
Emahs891/
Emgah891/
Ema86108,682/
Hemmah80181/
Hemach8085/
Emaish8029/
Haemah8028/
Hehmah8025/
Heimah8020/
Hemaih8016/
Hemaha8012/
Emeahe8012/
Hemash8011/
Esmahy804/
Emahah803/
Heemah803/
Esmash803/
Hemaah802/
Emmaha802/
Heymah802/
Hemahe801/
E'Maha801/
Ehmaah801/
Ema'ah801/
Emaach801/
Esmaht801/
Emaths801/
Emaysh801/
Esmaih801/
Emeash801/
Gehmah801/
Emmach800/
Eimach800/
Emad75208,096/
Hema7571,208/
Emma7550,456/
Amah7540,276/
Omah756,895/
Imah754,439/
Gema753,838/
Esma753,577/
Emai752,149/
Emat751,976/
Emas751,677/
Eima751,434/
Emoh751,134/
Emay751,033/
Emea75844/
Emau75695/
Eyma75378/
Aema75373/
Ejma75232/
Emaa75217/
Eema75164/
Emoa75120/
Euma7593/
Iema7574/
Emap7566/
Emaz7559/
Jmah7554/
Emaj7536/
Emaç7535/
Etma7534/
Emga7529/
Emha7524/
Oema7522/
Eama7521/
Ehma7517/
Đema759/
Emho754/
Ymah751/
Heymach73176/
Heemmah7368/
Heimach7322/
Emaghey738/
Hemmach737/
Emmahah735/
Hemaish732/
Hesmath731/
Hemmash731/
Emahaja731/
Emahaye731/
Heemash731/
Esmat6738,529/
Amaha676,980/
Gemma675,225/
Ammah673,865/
Jimah673,003/
Hemat672,723/
Eisma672,488/
Emmad672,278/
Iemma671,804/
Himah671,655/
Amaah671,447/
Emaas671,286/
Esmas671,236/
Hamah671,198/
Aimah67900/
Imajh67805/
Heima67783/
Hemad67745/
Omaha67744/
Emaus67713/
Jiema67687/
Esmay67600/
Hemaa67528/
Hemma67448/
Emaad67343/
Imhah67341/
Imaha67334/
Eymas67314/
Imach67298/
Emadd67275/
Eumaa67274/
Imash67272/
Hemea67268/
Hemaz67258/
Gemay67254/
Ahmah67232/
Hemai67230/
Emmay67212/
Hiema67209/
Hemas67202/
Emaat67173/
Esmaz67167/
Emmat67161/
Emmas67157/
Ema'a67131/
Haema67125/
Immah67121/
Imaah67115/
Amahu6797/
Emauz6794/
Imadh6786/
Eymat6772/
Hejma6771/
Esmad6763/
Esmai6759/
Hemau6754/
Heema6753/
Esmap6746/
Emouh6741/
Eimas6739/
Gemai6736/
Hemha6735/
Eysma6734/
Eamma6733/
Emmoh6732/
Jeema6730/
Gemea6730/
Heama6728/
Gemha6725/
Gemaa6724/
Emoch6723/
Aamah6723/
Ajmah6722/
Ematt6719/
Heyma6716/
Homah6715/
Esmau6715/
Imahu6715/
Hemoh6714/
Emaiy6713/
Hoema6713/
Geema6712/
Ommah6712/
Ohmah6710/
Aemma679/
Emmau679/
Emeih678/
Emhas678/
Geyma678/
Eamay677/
Omaah677/
Emhay677/
Etmad676/
Emaai676/
Hemaj676/
Emass676/
Emmai676/
Ethma675/
Hesma675/
Emead675/
Eimad675/
Emmaa675/
Ehmma675/
Aemai675/
Emaid674/
Amahy674/
Etmas674/
Emais674/
Emeas674/
Esmaa674/
Amauh674/
Amaih674/
Jmaha674/
Eemma674/
Esmea674/
Amhah674/
Etmma673/
Emmoa673/
Ymaha673/
Emast673/
Hemay673/
Omaih673/
Emaaa673/
Eemat673/
Jmaah673/
Uymah672/
Etmat672/
Eatma672/
Eamad672/
Gemau672/
Eijma672/
Iemoh672/
Ettma672/
Aemaa672/
Emmma672/
Hetma672/
Hemoa672/
Eemad672/
Eemai672/
Eimau672/
Omajh671/
Heuma671/
Eimat671/
Eemaj671/
Emmaj671/
Đemaj671/
Eamas671/
Gemga671/
Eitma671/
Iemea671/
Emioa671/
Ojmah671/
Ijmah671/
Gejma671/
Gemho671/
Emait671/
Emmaz671/
Emmea671/
Emmho671/
Emhaz671/
Emosh671/
Emats671/
Emaud671/
Emaux671/
Emays671/
Eimai671/
Esmaş671/
Eumma671/
Eimaz671/
Eumoh671/
Eamau671/
Iomah671/
Emmha671/
Eamoa671/
Aemoh671/
Eamat671/
Eimma671/
Eumai671/
Emads671/
Emgai671/
Gemaj671/
Jmeah671/
Hehma671/
Hemho671/
Ihmah671/
Emeau670/
Eymma670/
Eumau670/
Oehma670/
Ematz670/

Emah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻩamah66.88
ﺃﻣﺎﻩamah20.9
ﺍﻣﺢamh8.36
ﺃﻣﺢamh1.29
ﺁﻣﺎﻩamah0.96
ﻋﻤﺎﻩmah0.32
ﺍﻣﻴﻪamyh0.32
ﺍﻣﻪamh0.32
ﺃﻣﺎﺡamah0.32
ﻣﺎﻩmah0.32

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