Emam Surname

3,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Emam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt121,2371:758102
Sudan20,7201:1,810265
Saudi Arabia12,0441:2,562316
Bangladesh4,5061:35,3652,174
India2,4261:316,18517,628
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Philippines9491:106,67918,546
Kuwait3661:10,3841,441
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
United Arab Emirates2871:31,9243,447
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Qatar2461:9,5851,066
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
France1051:632,59782,532
England911:612,28636,401
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Canada591:624,50251,218
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Mauritania551:74,4525,004
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Libya251:249,7591,033
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Oman141:263,4264,299
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
China91:151,924,6187,954
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Emam (37,138) may also be a first name.

Emam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emam (Arabic: أمام, Bengali: ইমাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻡ, Hindi: एमाम, Marathi: एमाम, Oriya: ଏମାମ, Russian: Эмам) is found most in Egypt. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Emam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,926 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Emam live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 86 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 23,626th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 37,138 people.

This last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 121,237 people, or 1 in 758. Apart from Egypt Emam is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 12 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

Emam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Emam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emam last name grew 30,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Emam surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Emam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.41% less than the national average, earning R 179,640 per year; in United States they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $39,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.03% less than the national average, earning $37,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yemam893,747/
Hemam89685/
Emmam89304/
Emame89147/
Iemam8929/
Eamam8926/
Emaam8925/
Aemam8922/
Eimam8919/
Esmam8918/
Emaum8918/
Emeam8914/
Emham8911/
Gemam899/
Emamg899/
Ehmam898/
Eemam897/
Emamm894/
Jemam892/
Emaim892/
Etmam891/
Eymam891/
Emasm891/
Yemame802,095/
Hemmam80270/
Hemame8015/
Jemame8013/
Hemeam8012/
Emamhe8012/
Emmame8011/
Ehmame808/
Heemam805/
Hemaam805/
Jemmam804/
Heimam803/
Hemham802/
Esmame802/
Emacem802/
Hemamm802/
Emaime802/
Emasim802/
Heumam802/
Hemamt801/
Jhemam801/
E'Mame801/
Ehmamn801/
Eemaam801/
Eymamn801/
Emaham801/
Emamme801/
Emhamd801/
Emhame801/
Esmaim801/
Ehimam801/
Hesmam801/
Eismam801/
Ehemam801/
Gemmam801/
Iemame801/
Aemaim801/
Eimaim801/
Jemaim801/
Jehmam800/
Eatmam800/
Hiemam800/
Gehmam800/
Imam75289,649/
Eman7524,379/
Amam7510,337/
Omam75733/
Emom75193/
Ymam7517/
Jmam752/
Emmã751/
Hemmame737/
Emmasim734/
Ieeemam734/
Heemham734/
Emeatem733/
Emamova732/
Heitmam732/
Hemayme731/
Heymamn731/
Emhaham731/
Emhhame731/
Emmaham731/
Emmaume731/
Hemmamm731/
Eaimaim731/
Yimam6776,507/
Hamam6733,193/
Etman6725,398/
Aamam679,144/
Emane675,444/
Eiman674,764/
Esman674,081/
Emang673,987/
Heman673,376/
Eyman672,164/
Ammam672,030/
Ehman671,677/
Ismam671,144/
Eeman671,107/
Immam67961/
Emman67882/
Geman67855/
Himam67648/
Eamon67561/
Itmam67474/
Imaam67354/
Ahmam67337/
Imame67318/
Amaim67199/
Eaman67182/
Emann67175/
Emain67157/
Amamh67154/
Amaym67153/
Euman67145/
Homam67136/
Jimam67125/
Emaan6787/
Aimam6785/
Ieman6757/
Imamm6755/
Emhan6754/
Emmon6742/
Ejman6730/
Imasm6729/
Yomam6727/
Amaam6720/
Emant6717/
Iymam6717/
Aymam6713/
Imeam6713/
Emand6711/
Uimam679/
Imaim679/
Imgam677/
Emome677/
Iimam677/
Imamh676/
Jemom676/
Imaum676/
Omaim674/
Iomam674/
Ijmam673/
Emeim673/
Emanh673/
Gimam672/
Ihmam672/
Amamm672/
Ommam672/
Omaam672/
Amaum672/
Heemheam672/
Emayn671/
Hemom671/
Hemmamme671/
Hymam671/
Imamd671/
Imamn671/
Imham671/
E'Man671/
Eamom671/
Emahn671/
Emaun671/
Yemom671/
Emean671/
Imamq671/
Imamı671/
Hemań671/
Ymame671/
Ohmam671/
Ymatm671/
Esmom671/
Jmaym671/
Heitmame670/

Emam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam83.33
ﺃﻣﺎﻡamam11.11
ﻣﺎﻡmam5.56
Emam in the Hindi language
एमामemama74.49
इमामimama21.43
एममemama3.06
Emam in the Marathi language
एमामemama66.67
एमंemam33.33
Emam in the Oriya language
ଏମାମemama64.62
ଏମାମ୍emam18.46
ଇମାମimama6.15
ମହmaha4.62
ଇମାମ୍imam3.08
ଈମାମimama1.54
Emam in the Bengali language
ইমামimama50
এমামemama50
Emam in the Russian language
Эмамemam-
Emam in the Arabic language
أمامamam-
امامamam-

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