Emame Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Mauritania641:63,9824,428
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Emame (6,110) may also be a first name.

Emame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: इमाम) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emame? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,453,389th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Emame is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Emame are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Emame is also the 84,690th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 6,110 people.

The last name Emame is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 44 percent live and Ethiopia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yemame912,095/
Emamie9156/
Hemame9115/
Jemame9113/
Emamhe9112/
Emmame9111/
Ehmame918/
Emamer917/
Emamee914/
Emameh913/
Esmame912/
Emaime912/
E'Mame911/
Emamme911/
Emhame911/
Gemame911/
Emamed911/
Emamet911/
Iemame911/
Emamey911/
Emam89165,905/
Emhamed83595/
Hemamed8372/
Emamieh838/
Hemmame837/
Hemayme831/
Emahmed831/
Emhhame831/
Emmaume831/
Emaweme831/
Esmamez831/
Emmamei831/
Emami8053,324/
Omame801,633/
Amame80738/
Hemam80685/
Ememe80640/
Emama80358/
Imame80318/
Emmam80304/
Emamy8073/
Iemam8029/
Eamam8026/
Emaam8025/
Emime8020/
Eimam8019/
Esmam8018/
Emaum8018/
Emeam8014/
Emham8011/
Gemam809/
Ehmam808/
Eemam807/
Emome807/
Emamm804/
Emaim802/
Etmam801/
Eymam801/
Emasm801/
Ymame801/
Emhaymed7771/
Emhaimed7751/
E'Mhamed7718/
Gemajime7711/
Ehmaimed772/
Emahamed772/
Hemmamme771/
Emehamed771/
Emhameid771/
Emhhamed771/
Emojames771/
Emhammed771/
Jemamesh771/
Emgaimme771/
Emiyamer771/
Heitmame770/
Yimame733,061/
Hamame73907/
Hemami73686/
Hemama73332/
Ahmame73273/
Hemmam73270/
Omameh73173/
Imamie73146/
Hemamy73124/
Amamie73100/
Omamie7369/
Emieme7357/
Yemama7356/
Omamme7324/
Imamee7323/
Emomer7322/
Emmama7320/
Emeime7319/
Jemama7315/
Ejmami7314/
Hemeam7312/
Ammame739/
Yomame738/
Ememeh738/
Emeama737/
Jemami736/
Ememme735/
Amamei735/
Heemam735/
Hemaam735/
Omemme735/
Hemime734/
Omamea734/
Gimame734/
Jimame734/
Eameim734/
Imames733/
Amamme733/
Immame733/
Amamey733/
Heimam733/
Hemham732/
Imamme732/
Emmeme732/
Hemamm732/
Homame732/
Emamma732/
Emammi732/
Amhame732/
Amameh732/
Amamea732/
Emmami732/
Heumam732/
Yemami732/
Emaima732/
Aimame732/
Emamai732/
Imaime732/
Hemamt731/
Ehmama731/
Eemaam731/
Emaham731/
Emhamd731/
Esmaim731/
Aamame731/
Eememe731/
Ommame731/
Amaime731/
Hesmam731/
Eismam731/
Imaame731/
Jmaime731/
Omamei731/
Yemome731/
Emaama731/
Emaami731/
Emomeh731/
Emgome731/
Emamii731/
Eamami731/
Gemmam731/
Eimama731/
Eimami731/
Eameam731/
Eimaim731/
Eatmam730/
Hiemam730/
Ohmame730/
Gehmam730/
E'Mhaimed712/
Emhayhame711/
Heemmamed711/
Imam67289,649/
Hemmami67350/
Emom67193/
Hammame67183/
Hamameh67122/
Hemaimi67119/
Emayomi6767/
Jehmama6757/
Emayoma6753/
Ihemama6730/
Hamamey6717/
Ymam6717/
Hemamma6716/
Jmameer6716/
Ehimama6712/
Hamamie6711/
Amaimeh679/
Emaismi678/
Jemaima677/
Hemamid676/
Imamieh676/
Hemahmi674/
Omammeh674/
Hemaimy674/
Heemham674/
Hamamme673/
Jemamma673/
Eijmama673/
Hemoume673/
Imhamed672/
Emmemme672/
Emamova672/
Heitmam672/
Jmam672/
Jimamez671/
Emamaip671/
Emeimed671/
Emhaham671/
Emhamid671/
Ahamame671/
Yemamma671/
Hemmama671/
Hemammi671/
Hemhami671/
Emmaham671/
Emiemey671/
Imammed671/
Emeemeu671/
Hemmamm671/
Hemamis671/
Hamhame671/
Gemmami671/
Emajama671/
Emajema671/
Emajima671/
Emajuma671/
Emeamyi671/
Emhamit671/
Esmahmi671/
Ahmamei671/
Ammamey671/
Ajmaime671/
Hemamai671/
Hamaime671/
Emayami671/
Amamhie671/
Yemmami671/
Yimmame671/
Hamamee671/

Emame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emame in the Hindi language
इमामimama-
Emame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪamamh42.55
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam27.66
ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻪamamh11.7
ﺃﻣﺎﻡamam7.45
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﺔamamt5.32
ﻣﺎﻣﻪmamh2.13
ﺍﻣﻢamm2.13

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