Emahi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Emahi (136) may also be a first name.

Emahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻫﻲ, Hindi: ेमही, Oriya: ଏମହି) is found most frequently in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Emahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Emahi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Emahi are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 794,286th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 136 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emmahi913/
Emahiji831/
Amahi80190/
Omahi80184/
Emehi8033/
Emahe805/
Imahi804/
Emaei803/
Jmahi801/
Emaoi801/
Emohi801/
Hemmahid7711/
Emahoy732,576/
Emaiye7399/
Immahi7371/
Emmaei7321/
Amahie7316/
Amaehi7315/
Emeahe7312/
Hamahi7311/
Ahmahi736/
Omahie734/
Gemeai733/
Emajha733/
Imahiz732/
Emehie732/
Emahea731/
Emuihi731/
Emahyo731/
Hemahe731/
Imaahi731/
Emaher731/
Amaahi731/
Ommahi731/
Emajji731/
Emaayi731/
Omahui731/
Eymehi731/
Emmahe731/
Aamahi731/
Himahi731/
Emae6781/
Imajhai677/
Ismahit671/
Emohije671/
Ahamahi671/
Imajhoi671/
Omaheiy671/
Omoahai671/
Emoohio671/
Amaehie671/
Emahaye671/
Ismahid671/
Ismahih671/

Emahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emahi in the Hindi language
ेमहीemahi-
Emahi in the Oriya language
ଏମହିemahi-
Emahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻫﻲamahy71.43
ﺍﻣﺎﺣﻲamahy28.57

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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 Emahi
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