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
The surname Emam (Arabic: أمام, Bengali: ইমাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻡ, Hindi: एमाम, Marathi: एमाम, Oriya: ଏମାମ, Russian: Эмам) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373rd most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 43,926 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Emam are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 23,626th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 37,138 people.
The surname Emam is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 121,237 people, or 1 in 758. Aside from Egypt it is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 12 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.
Emam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Emam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Emam last name grew 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with 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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- 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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