Emam Surname
Approximately 165,905 people bear this surname
Emam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 121,237 | 1:758 | 102 |
| Sudan | 20,720 | 1:1,810 | 265 |
| Saudi Arabia | 12,044 | 1:2,562 | 316 |
| Bangladesh | 4,506 | 1:35,365 | 2,174 |
| India | 2,426 | 1:316,185 | 17,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Philippines | 949 | 1:106,679 | 18,546 |
| Kuwait | 366 | 1:10,384 | 1,441 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 287 | 1:31,924 | 3,447 |
| Bahrain | 279 | 1:4,834 | 873 |
| Qatar | 246 | 1:9,585 | 1,066 |
| South Africa | 142 | 1:381,533 | 34,124 |
| France | 105 | 1:632,597 | 82,532 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Mauritania | 55 | 1:74,452 | 5,004 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Emam (37,138) may also be a first name.
Emam Demographics
Average Male Emam Height
172.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Emam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 83.33 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 11.11 |
| ﻣﺎﻡ | mam | 5.56 |
| Emam in the Hindi language | ||
| एमाम | emama | 74.49 |
| इमाम | imama | 21.43 |
| एमम | emama | 3.06 |
| Emam in the Marathi language | ||
| एमाम | emama | 66.67 |
| एमं | emam | 33.33 |
| Emam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏମାମ | emama | 64.62 |
| ଏମାମ୍ | emam | 18.46 |
| ଇମାମ | imama | 6.15 |
| ମହ | maha | 4.62 |
| ଇମାମ୍ | imam | 3.08 |
| ଈମାମ | imama | 1.54 |
| Emam in the Bengali language | ||
| ইমাম | imama | 50 |
| এমাম | emama | 50 |
| Emam in the Russian language | ||
| Эмам | emam | - |
| Emam in the Arabic language | ||
| أمام | amam | - |
| امام | amam | - |
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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
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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 Emam
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