Emame Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Emame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Mauritania | 64 | 1:63,982 | 4,428 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 surname Emame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: इमाम) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emame? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,453,389th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Emame live; 46 percent live in Central Africa and 46 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 84,690th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 6,110 people.
The last name Emame is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Besides The DR Congo Emame exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 44 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emame in the Hindi language | ||
| इमाम | imama | - |
| Emame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 42.55 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 27.66 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻪ | amamh | 11.7 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 7.45 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻣﺔ | amamt | 5.32 |
| ﻣﺎﻣﻪ | mamh | 2.13 |
| ﺍﻣﻢ | amm | 2.13 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Emame
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