Emama Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
India541:14,204,914239,375
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Mauritania301:136,4957,782
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Emama (1,732) may also be a first name.

Emama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: एमामा, Marathi: इमाम, Oriya: ଏମମା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Emama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 788,513th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Emama are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Emama is also the 184,383rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 1,732 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esmama91414/
Hemama91332/
Yemama9156/
Emmama9120/
Jemama9115/
Emaema9115/
Emamah917/
Emeama917/
Emamat916/
Gemama915/
Emamad913/
Emamma912/
Emaima912/
Emamai912/
Ehmama911/
Emaama911/
Ematma911/
Eimama911/
Jehmama8357/
Ihemama8330/
Hemamma8316/
Emahama8316/
Ehimama8312/
Oemamah839/
Jemaima837/
Jemamat834/
Jemamad834/
Jemamma833/
Eijmama833/
Emammat833/
Emhamad832/
Jemamas831/
Hemamad831/
Emamaip831/
Gemaima831/
Yemamma831/
Hemmama831/
Emamach831/
Hemamai831/
Emami8053,324/
Amama805,031/
Imama803,110/
Omama80522/
Emame80147/
Emamy8073/
Emamo8018/
Emoma8016/
Ymama801/
Jehmamah77157/
Ihemamma7775/
Iheamama7711/
Heemamad774/
Jemaimah772/
Jehmamad772/
Jeemamma771/
Ehmaimad771/
Emhammad771/
Emmamath771/
Ehimamah771/
Ihemmama771/
Eamammad771/
Jeamamad771/
Hemmamad771/
Hamama738,615/
Imamah734,441/
Omaima731,099/
Hemami73686/
Imamat73524/
Amamah73491/
Omemma73183/
Imamai73158/
Hemamy73124/
Emamou7395/
Emamie7356/
Imaima7335/
Imamaj7335/
Ammama7333/
Omamma7331/
Gemamo7327/
Yimama7326/
Jemamo7325/
Yomama7325/
Amamma7324/
Aimama7318/
Imaama7317/
Hemame7315/
Ahmama7315/
Immama7315/
Imamas7314/
Ejmami7314/
Imamma7313/
Omamah7313/
Emuoma7312/
Emamhe7312/
Emmame7311/
Gimama7311/
Ehmame738/
Emaimo738/
Emeima737/
Ememma737/
Jimama737/
Emamer737/
Himama736/
Ymamai736/
Aamama735/
Amemma734/
Emamee734/
Omamea734/
Amamay733/
Amamai733/
Emameh733/
Esmame732/
Imamad732/
Emaime732/
Emammi732/
Amhama732/
Amamea732/
Emmami732/
Imamau731/
Imemma731/
E'Mame731/
Emamme731/
Emhame731/
Homama731/
Ommama731/
Amamau731/
Amamaa731/
Imamay731/
Gemame731/
Emaami731/
Emamed731/
Emamet731/
Emouma731/
Emamii731/
Eamami731/
Ameama731/
Imamga731/
Iemame731/
Emamey731/
Eimami731/
Oymama731/
Iomama731/
Heemmamad7137/
E'Mhamaid711/
Hamamah673,488/
Emhamed67595/
Hammama67551/
Hemmami67350/
Hemamou67263/
Imahama67153/
Hemaimi67119/
Ahmahma6781/
Hemamed6772/
Imamaat6745/
Ammamah6731/
Imaimah6727/
Himamah6722/
Ammamma6721/
Imamait6720/
Emema'a6720/
Jimaima6715/
Hemeima6714/
Hemouma6714/
Hamhama6712/
Omemmah6712/
Immamah6711/
Amammah679/
Immaima679/
Imammat679/
Imaimai679/
Emamieh678/
Emaismi678/
Hemmame677/
Gimaima677/
Hemamid676/
Emaimoh676/
Ememmah676/
Hamamma675/
Ihmaima675/
Hemahmi674/
Hemaimy674/
Jemomat673/
Ahamama673/
Jimamat672/
Ahmayma672/
Imemmaï672/
Imhamad672/
Ismaima672/
Imammad672/
Imamach671/
Hemayme671/
Ismamat671/
Imamash671/
Himamat671/
Emahmed671/
Emhamid671/
Emhhame671/
Hamemma671/
Hemammi671/
Hemhami671/
Imemmai671/
Emmaume671/
Imaimma671/
Emeamuo671/
Emmemma671/
Jimamay671/
Hemamis671/
Hamamay671/
Gemmami671/
Emeamyi671/
Emhamit671/
Esmahmi671/
Esmamez671/
Jimmama671/
Emmamei671/
Ahmamha671/
Jmajmaj671/

Emama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emama in the Oriya language
ଏମମାemama-
Emama in the Marathi language
इमामimama85.71
ेमामाemama14.29
Emama in the Hindi language
एमामाemama50
इमामाimama50
Emama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪamamh39.86
ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻪamamh32.17
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam9.79
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﺔamamt6.29
ﺃﻣﺎﻡamam4.2
ﺃﻣﺎﻣﺔamamt2.1
ﺃﻣﻤﻪammh1.4
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻣﻪalmamh0.7
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﺎamama0.7

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