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
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Emam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emam (Arabic: أمام, Bengali: ইমাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻡ, Hindi: एमाम, Marathi: एमाम, Oriya: ଏମାମ, Russian: Эмам) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Emam is the 3,373rd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 43,926 people. The last name Emam is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Emam reside; 86 percent reside in North Africa and 86 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Emam is also the 23,626th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 37,138 people.
Emam is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 121,237 people, or 1 in 758. Aside from Egypt it occurs 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 share of the population with the last name rose 30,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Emam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Emam last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emam
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