Emahe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emahe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Emahe (17) may also be a first name.

Emahe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emahe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Emahe.

How Common Is The Last Name Emahe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Emahe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emahe are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name Emahe is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 50 percent live and Southwest Region, where 50 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 40 percent live and Ethiopia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emeahe9112/
Emahea911/
Emmahe911/
Emaher911/
Hemahe911/
Emae8981/
Emahaye831/
Omahe801,068/
Amahe8082/
Imahe8064/
Emahi8017/
Emehe809/
Iemae806/
Hemae804/
Emaep803/
Emaei803/
Emohe802/
Gemae802/
Eumae801/
Emaea801/
Emahoy732,576/
Emaiye7399/
Emmaei7321/
Amahie7316/
Imahet737/
Hemehe736/
Omahie734/
Jimahe734/
Hamahe734/
Amahee733/
Emajha733/
Emeaee733/
Amahea733/
Emmahi733/
Emehie732/
Heemae732/
Gimahe731/
Hemmae731/
Esmaes731/
Emehea731/
Emeaje731/
Emahyo731/
Gemaey731/
Aimahe731/
Emmehe731/
Amaehe731/
Omahey730/
Omae6724,902/
Imae673,058/
Emeu67511/
Amae67174/
Emoe6711/
Amaehie671/
Omaheiy671/
Omahaye671/
Ahamahe671/
Emeeaee671/
Emahiji671/
Emohije671/
Emmeaed671/
Jmae671/

Emahe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emahe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻩamah50
ﺃﻣﺎﻩamah50

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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
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  • 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 Emahe
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