Emalu Surname
Approximately 997 people bear this surname
Emalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 985 | 1:39,634 | 5,075 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Emalu (51) may also be a first name.
Emalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emalu (Hindi: ेमालू, Oriya: ଏମାଲୁ) occurs most in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Emalu is the 362,542nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emalu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Emalu is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 985 people, or 1 in 39,634. In Uganda it is most common in: Soroti District, where 30 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 22 percent live and Amuria District, where 20 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏମାଲୁ | emalu | - |
| Emalu in the Hindi language | ||
| ेमालू | emalu | 50 |
| ेमलु | emalu | 50 |
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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 Emalu
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